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daily12009-01-07T00:27:03ZProject helps Alaskans spice up soil http://akvoice.org/project-helps-alaskans-spice-up-soil PALMER - While Alaska has abundant natural resources, soil that's good for gardening isn't among them.
To help residents create better dirt and grow vegetables to supplement their hunting, fishing and gathering, the University of Alaska at Fairbanks was given a federal grant to create demonstration gardens where soil will be mixed with local fertilizers.No publisherlwright2010-07-29T18:25:37ZRelated News Alaskans tell US Senate panel about hidden oil spill effects http://akvoice.org/alaskans-tell-us-senate-panel-about-hidden-oil-spill-effects WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee on Tuesday looked to Alaskans to help understand how to use the law to better capture some of the hidden damages people in the Gulf of Mexico might suffer in the years following an oil spill. No publisherlwright2010-07-28T17:50:10ZRelated NewsThe Conservation Blog http://akvoice.org/related-news/the-conservation-blog July 28th- Guest Columnist Jamie Kenworthy writes about the real costs of the Knik Arm BridgeNo publisherrstigall2010-07-28T18:37:50ZRelated NewsBoat motor restrictions appear to have cleaned Kenai River http://akvoice.org/boat-motor-restrictions-appear-to-have-cleaned-kenai-river BOAT FUEL: State removes river from list of polluted waterways.No publisherlwright2010-07-27T18:08:39ZRelated NewsSouth-side estuary at center of park dispute http://akvoice.org/south-side-estuary-at-center-of-park-dispute The conservation group that spent years pulling together a deal for Anchorage to get a coastal park at the Campbell Creek estuary is scrambling to find ways to overcome city objections, or to find another way to make it a park.
No publisherlwright2010-07-26T17:48:44ZRelated NewsOp-ed: Alaska and climate http://akvoice.org/op-ed-alaska-and-climate Unique among the United States, Alaska enjoys easy access to 21st century technology, fiscal benefits of a 20th century economy, and—until recently—the purity of 19th century nature: clean, intact, and healthy. No publisherlwright2010-07-23T17:53:42ZRelated NewsJudge puts Chukchi Sea leases on hold for further review http://akvoice.org/judge-puts-chukchi-sea-leases-on-hold-for-further-review A federal judge on Wednesday stopped companies from developing oil and gas wells on billions of dollars in leases off Alaska's northwest coast, saying the federal government failed to follow environmental law before it sold the drilling rights.No publisherbpritchett2010-07-22T20:06:25ZRelated NewsGustavus has green power after 27-year effort http://akvoice.org/gustavus-has-green-power-after-27-year-effort The small Southeast Alaska community of Gustavus has finally given up diesel for its day-to-day electricity needs, and it only took 27 years and an act of Congress. No publisherlwright2010-07-21T18:07:22ZRelated NewsLegislature cancels ESA conference http://akvoice.org/legislature-cancels-esa-conference
The Alaska Legislature on Monday formally abandoned plans to spend taxpayer money on an effort to undermine the Endangered Species Act protection for Polar Bears and other species it feared my limit the state's oil industry.No publisherlwright2010-07-20T18:05:59ZRelated NewsAnchorage developer faces EPA fine of $177,500 http://akvoice.org/anchorage-developer-faces-epa-fine-of-177-500 Anchorage developer David D'Amato is facing a federal fine of $177,500 for destroying wetlands and streams on his property in the Bear Valley area, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced last week.No publisherlwright2010-07-19T19:37:38ZRelated NewsAfter BP disaster, Congress looks at Alaska pipeline http://akvoice.org/after-bp-disaster-congress-looks-at-alaska-pipeline Alaska state Rep. David Guttenberg, D-Fairbanks, said he's hoping that Alaska can benefit from BP's Gulf of Mexico disaster by spurring changes in BP's operations here to make sure a similar disaster doesn't hit Alaska.
No publisherlwright2010-07-16T17:37:09ZRelated NewsJudge extends order barring railroad use of herbicide http://akvoice.org/judge-extends-order-barring-railroad-use-of-herbicide
A judge on Monday extended an order preventing the Alaska Railroad from spraying weed killers on a section of track until Alaska's high court can review the state-issued permit.No publisherlwright2010-07-14T18:42:51ZRelated NewsJudge lets anti-Pebble lawsuit go forward http://akvoice.org/judge-lets-anti-pebble-lawsuit-go-forward A judge has declined to dismiss a court case alleging that state regulators violated the Alaska Constitution when they issued exploration and land-use permits to companies drilling at the Pebble copper and gold prospect in Southwest Alaska.No publisherlwright2010-07-13T23:42:45ZRelated NewsLand use plan could protect Taku salmon http://akvoice.org/land-use-plan-could-protect-taku-salmon A land use plan between the Taku River Tlingit First Nation and the Canadian government could mean better protections for fish habitat on the Taku River - good news for Juneau salmon fishermen.No publisherlwright2010-07-12T17:51:42ZRelated NewsCourt refuses to restore offshore drilling moratorium http://akvoice.org/court-refuses-to-restore-offshore-drilling-moratorium A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the federal government’s effort to restore an offshore deep-water drilling moratorium, opening the door to resumed drilling in the Gulf of Mexico while the legal fight continues.No publisherlwright2010-07-09T17:58:15ZRelated News