Better technology stretches Arctic Alaska’s shrinking tundra travel season
A decade ago, oil operators on the North Slope found themselves in a climate predicament. The steady warming seen since
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Arctic artifacts temporarily back in Alaska for examination
A century ago, when the pioneering Canadian Arctic Expedition started to go awry, anthropologist Diamond Jenness found himself stranded for nearly a year on
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Assessment board values Alaska pipeline at billions more than oil companies do
The State Assessment Review Board says the trans-Alaska pipeline is worth $9.6 billion for property tax purposes, $7 billion more than the
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U.S. federal official says continued low oil prices could threaten trans-Alaska pipeline
The top official at the federal Energy Information Administration on Thursday said he’s concerned about the viability of the trans-Alaska oil
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Highway repairs underway after floodwaters drop in Arctic Alaska
Road crews began repairing the flood-battered Dalton Highway on Alaska’s North Slope over the Memorial Day weekend, bringing hope to
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‘Epic’ flooding on Alaska Highway hinders Arctic oil operations
DEADHORSE — Unprecedented flooding continues to interfere with daily operations on the North Slope oil patch after surging waters wiped away
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ConocoPhillips predicts flat Alaska oil production for ‘three years and beyond’
ConocoPhillips expects that its Alaska oil production will remain relatively stable over the next three years thanks to new projects on the North
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Alaska: ConocoPhillips moves ahead at Kuparuk even as layoffs hit Slope contractors
ConocoPhillips Alaska on Monday said it will move ahead with a development expected to add up to 8,000 barrels of crude to the
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Arctic Ocean may be next as Alaska officials seethe over ANWR move
Emotions continued to rise on Monday over President Barack Obama’s initiative to increase protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with
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New ‘super-insulated’ homes in Arctic Alaska
For Alaska homeowners, plumbing “freeze-up” is a recurring fear, maybe even more so for those living on Alaska’s frigid North
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No injuries reported in fire at oil field camp in Arctic Alaska
No one was hurt in a overnight fire at a North Slope camp for oil field workers operated by Eni Petroleum, an
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Assistant district attorney shot and killed in Arctic Alaska
An Alaska assistant district attorney who once was a Washington state lawmaker was shot and killed in the Arctic community of
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Oil lease sale in Arctic Alaska draws big money
Oil companies spent big money Wednesday for rights to explore the Colville River Delta and other state territory, making this
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Expert predicts ice-free Arctic by 2020 as UN releases climate report
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Get ready to order those beach umbrellas in Barrow. One of the leading authorities on the physics of
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Alaska asks feds for transfer of 19,322 disputed acres in Arctic
When U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower inked the declaration under which the 49th state joined the union, no one thought
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