“We think we’ve got some great challenges right now for them and we hope they’ll pick some up,” said Larry Hinzman, Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk
A lot of people get this pretty basic question about oil wrong
“I have had to correct school teachers in the past who have been teaching their kids that oil comes from dinosaurs.”
‘How much, how fast?’ Alaska researchers ask of melting Antarctic glacier
“The report that triggered this proposal call originally had a title that I think was quite catching. It asked ‘how much, how fast?’ ” researcher Martin Truffer said. “And that’s really the question here.”
This man and his yellow truck signal the arrival of spring in Fairbanks
Back in 1992, Glenn Hackney actually got hit by a car while picking up trash. It broke both his legs. That might give the average person pause about continuing. Not Hackney.
Fears over caribou, access vs. mining’s economic promise — BLM releases public input on Ambler Road
“I was impressed with the range of comments that we got,” La Marr said. “Comments from the mining industry, comments from environmental groups, a lot of comments from the tribes… comments from people throughout Alaska and people in the lower 48 as well.”
U.N. committee moves toward banning heavy fuel oil in the Arctic
“It is a big deal that the IMO has been looking at a ban,” said Kevin Harun of Pacific Environment, a conservation organization. “It’s a very cautious body and it normally does not act without strong support from countries.”