Alaska

Alaska

A community portal about Alaska with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Alaska is a state of the United States of America. Alaska is located in the extreme northwest portion of North America. It is by far the largest... [more]

A community portal about Alaska with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Alaska is a state of the United States of America. Alaska is located in the extreme northwest portion of North America. It is by far the largest U.S. state in area, but one of the least populated. It is the 49th state, having been admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959. The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the Aleut Alyeska, meaning "great country", "mainland" or "great land".

 
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The oil industry is bracing for courtroom battles to try to maintain its stake in the Alaskan oil fields now that the Interior Department has listed polar bears as a threatened species.
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Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin and Department of Revenue Commissioner Pat Galvin will welcome members of the public and Alaska legislators to a three-day AGIA Gasline Determination ...
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Exxon Mobil Corp. asked Monday that Alaska pay $800 million in damages, claiming the state breached a deal when it revoked gas and oil leases on a North Slope oil field.
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U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill., stood in front of a Collinsville gas station on Monday and called for government action to increase the nation's domestic energy supply to help lower gas prices.
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The state says it is willing to commit millions of dollars to erosion control projects to help protect some of Alaska's coastal villages.
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Fighting rising energy costs in Alaska, state lawmakers are being called to Juneau for a second special session.
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