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daily12008-02-26T00:00:08ZThe Conservation Blog http://acvoters.org/news/the-conservation-blog Energy Bills, Land Bills, Anti-Cap and Trade Bill MoveNo publisherrstigal2010-03-10T23:56:53ZNews ItemWilson wants $1 billion for transportation http://acvoters.org/news/wilson-wants-1-billion-for-transportation Some Southeast lawmakers want to create a billion-dollar endowment to pay for road, airport and ferry improvementsNo publisherrstigal2010-02-09T21:06:43ZNews ItemMurkowski generates heat over attempt to curb EPA http://acvoters.org/news/murkowski-generates-heat-over-attempt-to-curb-epa NOT FAZED: Proposal to shield large emitters called "mischievous.
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski's controversial effort to curb the Environmental Protection Agency's regulation of greenhouse gas emissions put her this week in the cross hairs of both the New York Times editorial board and environmentalists.
The Alaska Republican, who has been working to introduce the proposal since September, is seeking a way to keep the EPA from drawing up regulations for large emitters...No publisherrstigal2010-01-20T21:39:19ZNews ItemNative, environmental groups challenge Chukchi Sea drilling http://acvoters.org/news/native-environmental-groups-challenge-chukchi-sea-drilling A coalition of Alaska Natives has combined forces with some of the heaviest hitters in the environmental community to challenge a plan by Shell to drill for oil off Northwest Alaska.No publisherrstigal2010-01-20T21:27:03ZNews ItemSecond Annual Tileston Award http://acvoters.org/press-room/press-releases/second-annual-tileston-award When Fort Knox restored fish habitat and Arctic grayling to Fish Creek and when Unalaska's canneries made oil out of fish waste to generate heat and electricity, they captured the spirit of the Resource Development Council (RDC) and Alaska Conservation Alliance (ACA) annual Tileston Award, “if it is in Alaska, it must be done right!”No publisherrstigal2009-09-29T21:20:22ZPress ReleaseTherriault resigns to take new role http://acvoters.org/news/therriault-resigns-to-take-new-role CHANGE: North Pole republican will advise Parnell on energyNo publisherrstigal2009-08-25T23:18:57ZNews ItemTherriault leaving the Legislature for a job with Parnell http://acvoters.org/news/therriault-leaving-the-legislature-for-a-job-with-parnell State Senate Minority Leader Gene Therriault is resigning from the Legislature for a job in the Parnell administration. He will become Parnell’s “senior policy adviser on Alaska energy.”No publisherrstigal2009-08-25T23:15:50ZNews ItemRising Ocean Acidity Erodes Alaska's Fisheries http://acvoters.org/news/rising-ocean-acidity-erodes-alaskas-fisheries New research from the University of Alaska Fairbanks suggests Arctic oceans are already seeing the effects of acidification, with potentially dire consequences to Alaska's rich crab and salmon fisheriesNo publisherrstigal2009-08-25T23:12:31ZNews ItemOverride Vote a Success http://acvoters.org/press-room/press-releases/legislators-bring-clean-energy-jobs-energy-efficiency-savings-back-to-alaska Representative Mike Hawker R-Anchorage helps brings home clean energy cash, jobs with push for veto overrideNo publisherrstigal2009-08-13T02:09:00ZPress ReleaseOur view: $28 million for good use http://acvoters.org/news/our-view-28-million-for-good-use Our View: Lawmakers further assured energy stimulus safe to takeNo publisherrstigal2009-07-29T01:11:40ZNews Item