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Author: Pat Forgey, Alaska Dispatch

The Parnell lobbying team and other tax-cut advocates claimed that Alaska's taxes were higher than competing jurisdictions. That calculation, though, was based on the statutory federal tax rate of 35 percent, not the effective rate that was actually paid, making Alaska's rate appear relatively higher. That means the government take in Alaska is not as high as the Legislature was told, and that oil company profits are higher, said Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka. (Aaron Jansen illustration / Alaska Dispatch)
Business USA 

Alaska oil companies’ tax burden less than claimed: study

Pat Forgey, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Monday, July 8, 2013 at 11:19
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How much do Alaska oil companies really pay in taxes? A new federal study suggests it may not be as

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Outflow of Mendenhall Glacier dumps into the Gulf of Alaska. (Aron Stubbins / Skidaway Institute of Oceanograph / Alaska Dispatch)
Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Looming threat in Juneau, Alaska – Mendenhall Glacier could let loose water surge

Pat Forgey, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 10:35
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JUNEAU — Alaska’s capital city, once thought to be almost immune from the effects of global warming due to a

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Trash from the 2011 tsunami in Japan finds its way ashore at Beach River on Montague Island. (Chris Pallister, Gulf Keepers of Alaska, Alaska Dispatch)
Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Removing tsunami trash from remote Alaska beaches

Pat Forgey, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 11:13
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Trash from Japan’s huge 2011 earthquake and tsunami is littering coastal beaches, including Alaska, but only limited cleanup efforts are

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In this Feb. 1, 2007 picture, snow covers Lower Slate Lake, right, in the Tongass National Forest. (Michael Penn / The Juneau Empire / AP Photo )
Society Society (USA) USA 

Southeast Alaska land swap on the brink

Pat Forgey, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 11:31
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More than 40 years after Alaska aboriginal land rights were decided by the Alaska Native Land Claims Settlement Act, that process

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Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Should Alaska take over wetlands regulation from Feds?

Pat Forgey, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 12:08
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Alaska wants to find out if it can spur more development by taking over from the federal government the job

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(W. Ghormley, Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation / Alaska Dispatch)
Business USA 

Repsol finds oil on Alaska’s North Slope

Pat Forgey, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 11:14
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JUNEAU — Spanish major oil company Repsol struck oil three times at three exploration wells the company drilled this winter

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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