Barrow, Alaska’s dramatic autumn warming linked to shrinking sea ice
The nation’s northernmost community is getting warmer, most dramatically in October, when sea ice loss has been greatest, according to
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Alaska: LNG project advancement raises question of pipeline coordinator’s role
With the federal environmental review process recently launched for a massive Alaska liquefied natural gas project, the federal gas pipeline
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Exxon could hold keys to Alaska future at Point Thomson
Exxon is going big in Alaska. With memories still raw a quarter-century after the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the
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Alaska commits $125 million in gas line deal that stays secret
(iStock) FAIRBANKS — When the Alaska Senate approved a bill setting up the framework for state participation in a liquefied
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Alaska’s LNG project takes step forward with export license application
The Alaska gasline mega-project took a step forward on Friday with the state’s major oil companies filing an application with
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Arctic plants to be studied in Nunavut
A team of botanists is headed next week to a remote area in the Canadian territory of Nunavut to try
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ExxonMobil has high expectations for Point Thomson oil production in Alaskan Arctic
FAIRBANKS — An ExxonMobil executive said Tuesday the company is on schedule to begin shipping about 10,000 barrels of oil
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Judge has issues with Corps’ plan to allow road, bridge to National Petroleum Reserve in Arctic Alaska
A hotly contested permit allowing ConocoPhillips to build a road and bridge to a new oil field is now in
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Biologists expect module will help them treat sick, injured polar bears
If a sick or distressed adult polar bear is spotted on Alaska’s North Slope, wildlife managers have few options. They
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Assessment board begins deliberating trans-Alaska pipeline value
Closing arguments have ended in a four-day hearing over the value of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, with the state of
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Gas line construction could cut Alaska oil tax revenues by hundreds of millions
FAIRBANKS — State oil income could drop anywhere from $250 million to $375 million a year during gas pipeline construction,
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World’s farthest-north dinosaur bone find sheds light on Cretaceous world
The world’s northernmost dinosaur discovery is shedding light on prehistoric life in the far north during the Cretaceous period, according
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Gasline bill could include provisions for rural Alaska
With less than 30 days remaining in the legislative session, the Alaska House is considering gasline legislation that would advance
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Alaska communities divided as Arctic drilling delayed
The recent court decision that could stop Royal Dutch Shell from drilling in the U.S. Arctic Ocean might be felt
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Alaska: Geese in petroleum reserve find new habitat amid melting sea ice
The U.S. Geological Survey says melting Beaufort sea ice is creating new habitat for geese on the North Slope. That
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