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- Alaska volcano blasts ash 9 miles high
  Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
  A volcano erupted Saturday with little warning on a remote island in Alaska, sending residents of a nearby ranch fleeing from falling ash and volcanic rock. The Okmok Caldera erupted late Saturday morning, just hours after seismologists at the Alaska Volcano Center began detecting a series of small tremors.
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- Court slashes judgment in Exxon Valdez disaster from $2.5B to $.5B
  Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times
  In dissent, Justice John Paul Stevens supported the $2.5 billion figure for punitive damages, saying Congress has chosen not to impose restrictions in such circumstances. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg also dissented, saying the court was engaging in "lawmaking" by concluding that punitive damages may not exceed what the company already paid to compensate victims for economic losses.
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- Alaska to sue to block polar bear listing - Bad news for Bears - Good news for greedy oil companies.
  Posted by Damianmann from Reuters
  The state of Alaska will sue the U.S. government to stop the listing of the polar bear as a threatened species, arguing the designation will slow development in the state, Gov. Sarah Palin said on Wednesday.
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- After Avalanche, Juneau Is Quick to Embrace Green
  Posted by Jon from New York Times
  When an avalanche cut off a power transmission line and electric rates increased 400%, Juneau cut it's electricity usage by nearly half in three weeks. Wow.
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- Scientists finally see rumored white orca
  Posted by Jeff from Alaska Daily News
  Durban said white killer whales have been spotted twice before: in 1993 in the northern Bering Sea around St. Lawrence Island and in 2001 near Adak in the central Aleutians. There also have been sightings along the Russian coast.
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- Anchorage mayor to challenge Stevens for Senate
  Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times
  Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich said Sunday he plans to run for the Senate seat held by Ted Stevens since 1968, ending months of speculation. The 46-year-old Democrat said he plans a formal announcement Monday in Anchorage and later that afternoon in Fairbanks.
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- adn.com | AP Alaska : Federal biologists wonder why polar bear wandered inland
  Posted by Jeff from Alaska Daily News
  A polar bear shot outside Fort Yukon traveled farther inland than any previous animal of its kind, according to federal biologists. The bear, a female estimated to be 3 years old, walked about 250 miles to the Yukon River community.
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sburke comments on:
The Cult of Chris McCandless

I just watched this film and I am haunted. Although I knew about Chris I had no idea that his journey killed him. I will forever remember him and I am better for knowing that he was bold and brave enough to do what he needed to do.
I am also very sad that he only found out to late that there is nothing without the company of others.
His life will be remembered.
If anyone knows an email address for his family I would love to convey my respects(after all these years)
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Sean

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