Conservation News Update 3-22-13
Happy Friday Alaska! Here are some headlines you might have missed this week. So on this chilly morning, grab your hot beverage of choice and catch up on your conservation news!
Great Opinion piece in the Fairbanks NewsMiner
Fishermen, tour operators press Congress to protect Tongass salmon and trout watersheds
Deadline for Endeavor departure pushed back- latest on Homer’s jack up rig
Interior Dept. says Shell unprepared for drilling in the Arctic
Sitka Conservation Society publishes guide to Tongass Young Growth Wood
Conservation News Round Up 3-8-13
Happy Friday Alaska! Here are some conservation related articles making headlines across the state:
Opinion piece- ‘For whom is the governor working? Not the people.’
Chuitna residents win against Parnell administration
Federal climate report says Alaska could see big changes
Agencies can soon use pesticides on state land without a permit
Conservation News update 2-8-13
Happy Friday Alaska! Here are some conservation related news articles making headlines across the state:
Public input builds on cruise ship wastewater legislation
Opinion piece: Don’t let cruise ship waste dumping harm the greatest fisheries in the world
Conservation News Update 2-1-2013
Happy Friday Alaska! It’s officially February today- the year is just flying by already! Here are some conservation related articles you might have missed this week as we said goodbye to January:
State house introduces anti-GE resolution
Food system resolution advances in House
State seeks court order to shut down two outdoor wood boilers near Woodriver Elementary
Op-Ed piece- The noise and the fury:Snowmachines in Kincaid Park?
Conservation News Update 1-25-2013
Happy Friday Alaska! Here are some articles you might have missed this week. Take a few minutes to grab your hot beverage of choice and catch up on the conservation news making headlines across the state.
McDonald’s Alaska pollock products to carry ‘sustainable’ labeling
Gov. Parnell’s plan would change cruise wastewater rules
Restaurants buying local AK produce get a boost from the state
Seattle unveils greenest office building- The Bullitt Center
Conservation News Update 1-11-12
Happy Friday Alaskans! Here are some conservation related news articles making headlines across the state:
State sues Fairbanks wood burners over smoky air around school
Killer whales free of Hudson Bay ice not out of danger yet
Rally today in Anchorage supporting ‘Idle No More’ movement
Shell rig Kulluk is now recovered, investigations begin
Editorial: Engineered fish are harmful to our state’s salmon industry
Conservation News Update 1-4-2013
Happy Friday Alaska! This is officially the first Friday of 2013! On that note, here is some conservation related news that you might have missed due to the holiday:
Cook Inlet beluga whale populations show no sign of increasing
In village of Old Harbor, residents worry about grounded Shell grounded vessel Kulluk
White House, key Congress members still committed to Arctic drilling
Shell Kulluk ship investigation called for by House Democrats
