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Alaska NewsOil and gas development off Alaska's coast and construction of an Alaska natural gas pipeline are vital for the nation's energy security and energy supply, Sen. Mark Begich told two of the Obama administration's top energy and environment officials today.
This week NOAA fisheries researchers presented scientific information to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Groundfish Plan Team that will underpin later decisions on harvest levels for Eastern Bering Sea pollock.
NOAA has released the World Ocean Database 2009, the largest, most comprehensive collection of scientific information about the oceans with records dating as far back as 1800.
 "It is wonderful to be here at one of America's great air bases. I have to tell you I'm also really excited because I had up until today visited 49 states. So this is officially my 50th state."A new investor advisory details the growing list of regulatory, legal, engineering and political challenges facing the London-based mining giant as its struggles to secure permits for the controversial gold-copper mine.
 By Nicholas TuckerThanksgiving Day - the First Day, the First Table: The Native chief and tribal families and the first guests sat, shared, talked and ate. They recognized each other, each other's worth, dignity, decency, the prospects of living and ruling together, and trusted one another’s intelligence and wisdom. NATION/ALASKA
• Justice Department & IRS Announce Results of UBS Settlement & Unprecedented Response in Voluntary Tax Disclosure Program • Attorney General Eric Holder Testifies Before the Senate Judiciary Committee • New Photos Reveal Extreme Bycatch of Crab in Kodiak Island Trawl Fisheries PRESS RELEASES
• Senator Mark Begich Opposed to Missile Defense Cuts• Eight Months and Counting...Palin again delays release of public records • Sen. Begich Helps Secure Millions in Public Safety Grants for Alaska • Drift River Terminal to suspend operations POLITICS
• Is Dan Sullivan Running For Senate?• Poe Opposes WAR with Rural Alaska • Ted Stevens' career ends in disgrace Palin's Latest Scandals
• Todd and Sarah Palin to divorce• Palin accused of attempted bribery • Senator Lisa Murkowski calls Sarah Palin a liar • Palin lawyer threatens to serve papers at kindergarten, then balks • Palin quits office in disgrace |
Pete Kott speaks to Alaska's media about his case
Convicted former Republican legislator Pete Kott speaks to Alaska's media after a hearing to overturn his convictions. Kott was convicted of accepting bribes to push legislation favorable to the oil industry. He was sentenced to 6 years in prison. Latest in Alaska's Media  Palin Endorses Candidate in the Name of C.R.A.P. A while back on Mudflats, when rumors were swirling that Sarah Palin might end up with her own political party, we all decided to come up with a name for it. Because somehow, we knew even then that the "business as usual" Republican Party was too small and predictable to hold the roguish mavericky likes of Sarah Palin.  Cook Inlet beluga whale numbers continue to decline By Margaret Bauman By the latest count, there are only 321 beluga whales remaining in Cook Inlet, compared to 375 in 2007 and 2008, and a high of 653 belugas in 1994.  Here in Alaska Governor Palin is gone, but her legacy of obstructionism still remains Public records requests made more than a year ago for Sarah Palin's e-mails still haven't been filled by the state, and the Alaska Democratic Party chairwoman alleges it's an attempt to bury the past.  By Philip Munger I'm Really Beginning to Like Rep. Alan Grayson Grayson, a very progressive Florida congressman, is getting into subjects that the teabaggers have generally appropriated - Obama administration inadequacy and Federal monetary policy, for instance.  By Brendan Joel Kelley An extra hour of night? After floating the idea on his blog earlier this year, Assemblyman Patrick Flynn has introduced an ordinance, AO No. 2009-108(S), which would allow bars to incorporate a "safety hour" after the current closing times (2:30 a.m. on weeknights, 3:00 a.m. on weekends).  By Linda Kellen Biegel The Justice Department intimidated by The Daily Show? I read the article and it was excellent news...the judge has ordered The Justice Department to release interviews regarding the Valerie Plame case between VP Cheney and federal investigators. CORRUPT BASTARD CLUB  • Ongoing coverage of the "Corrupt Bastards Club" Recent Criminal Activity by Alaskan Politicians: • Department of Justice press release on Bill Allen/Rick Smith sentences • Palin accused of attempted bribery • Nailed: Palin Broke Ethics Rules Again • Solid ethics complaint filed against Palin regarding unreported gifts • Ted Stevens' conviction tossed • FBI statement on Beverly L. Masek guilty plea • Corrupt Republican Beverly Masek to plead guilty to bribery • Ted Stevens guilty of 7 felonies • More ... |
 By Fairbanks cartoonist Jamie Smith. Visit his cool Inkspot blog to see more. Falls Creek, Alaska in Autumn Crisis in Alaska by Dennis Zaki for CNN CRIMEFIGHTING Whistleblower.org Report corrupt politicians to the FBI website Report tips to the FBI website NOAA Office of law enforcement 1-800-853-1964 Hotline E-mail Anti-Trust Complaints to: antitrust.complaints@usdoj.gov |