Serving Alaska's Prince William Sound & Copper River Valley
Saturday, November 23, 2024
All photos by John Guillote via AP, link to photo info is at the bottom of the page. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska company has opened the state’s largest solar farm with expectations of generating enough electricity to power about 200 homes, officials said. Renewable IPP officially opened the 1.2-megawatt facility near Willow Nov. 15, The Alaska Journal of Commerce reported Monday. The facility is expected to […]
UPDATE 11/20-CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER/ROAD CONDITIONS
According to Glennallen resident and Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative (CVTC*) member Odis Brawner, the Facebook group Concerned Copper Valley Telephone Members was formed as a means to garner community support and increase member involvement. The group is currently collecting member signatures to request a special meeting in regards to a […]
The end of the comment period for oil and gas exploration near Katalla and Controller Bay in the Gulf of Alaska is rapidly approaching, and the project has many opponents. Their shared message is consistent: the land and the wildlife is more valuable than the resourses that may lie beneath. […]
Deadline for Public Comment 11/4 On August 2nd, 2019 The Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas released a document entitled Gulf of Alaska Oil and Gas Exploration License Preliminary Written Finding of Director in regards to Katalla and Controller Bay in the Gulf of Alaska. The […]
LNG to be Shipped on Ice-breaking Tankers from Point Thompson to Asian Markets KOTZEBUE, Alaska (AP) — A new company plans to partner with Exxon to ship liquefied natural gas from Alaska’s North Slope to Asian markets, officials said. Former Republican Alaska Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell is the CEO of […]
Alaska to mothball ferry; repair costs exceed budget 7 minutes ago FILE – In this May 4, 2013, file photo, the Alaska Marine Highway ferry Malaspina cruises through Tracy Arm near Juneau, Alaska, as part of its 50th anniversary. State officials announced Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, that the ferry will […]
