Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
Officials Holding Public Hearings On OCS Leasing Schedule
Thursday in Fairbanks and Friday in Anchorage federal officials are having public hearings about the latest five-year schedule for leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf, including both the Beaufort and Chukchi lease areas.
Study Predicts Energy Savings If In-State Gas Line Built
A new study shows major energy savings if an in state gas pipeline is built. The Alaska Gasline Port Authority commissioned study looked at savings that would result from a pipeline from the North Slope to Valdez, with a spur from Glennallen to Anchorage.
Court Hears Arguments On Contested Chitina Dipnet Fishery
The Alaska Supreme Court heard arguments in Fairbanks on Monday in a case involving the contested status of the Chitina dipnet fishery.
Biomass Plant Almost Ready To Go Online in North Pole
A new biomass power plant is poised to go on line this month in North Pole. K& K recycling is partnering with United Technologies on the project which will use locally recycled paper, cardboard and wood to fire a generator.
Cantwell Gas Station Explosion Injures Five
Investigators will try to determine the cause of an explosion and fire that injured several people at a convenience store and gas station in Cantwell on Sunday. Alaska State Trooper spokeswoman Beth Ipsen says the evening fire, which destroyed the building, started with a large explosion.
Memorial Honors Four Fallen Ft. Wainwright Soldiers
A memorial service at Ft. Wainwright on Thursday honored four soldiers killed last month in the war in Afghanistan.
Experts Predict More Greenhouse Gas From Thawing Permafrost
International climate experts predict more greenhouse gases’ from thawing permafrost. A synopsis of a survey of 41 scientists is in an article published this week in the journal Nature.
Postal Service Calls for Bypass Mail Changes
A U.S. Postal Service report calls for changes to Alaska’s bypass mail program, saying it has evolved past its original purpose and seems to help commercial interests more than rural residents.
Chinook Conditions Expected Through Weekend
An abrupt change in the weather is forecast for mainland Alaska. Cold air that’s hung over much of the state for the last two weeks is being displaced by much warmer air flow.
High Tech Survey Shows More Gold Deposits Near Old Gold Rush Sites
The state is releasing high tech survey for an area of the western interior that‘s produced abundant gold. An airborne geophysical survey covered 850 square miles in the Iditarod and Innoko region, near McGrath.
Fairbanks Non-Profits Team Up to Start Homeless Youth Shelter
Two Fairbanks non-profit groups are teaming up to start a youth homeless shelter. Fairbanks Youth Advocates, which has been spearheading the project, is handing it over to the more experienced Fairbanks Rescue Mission.
Fairbanks Hesitant to Take Strong Line Against ‘Occupy’ Protestors
The Fairbanks Borough is in a tight legal spot in regard to the Occupy Fairbanks protest. For more than month now, a few occupy protesters have maintained a presence at Veteran’s Memorial Park downtown.
Army Spouses Reality Show Coming to Alaska
A Los Angeles based production company is making a documentary television series about Army spouses in Alaska. 444 Blue Productions is developing the program for the Oprah Winfrey Network.
Fairbanks Putting Up To $25,000 Into Redistricting Case
The Fairbanks Borough assembly has voted to allocate up to $25,000 to support a lawsuit challenging the proposed Alaska redistricting plan.
Fairbanks Sets Another Daily Low Temperature Record
Fairbanks has set another daily low temperature record earlier Thursday. National Weather Service technician Allura Wiemer says the thermometer at the airport hit 41 below zero.
Fairbanks Passes Resolution Encouraging Industrial Hemp Production
The Fairbanks City Council passed a resolution Monday night encouraging the legalization of industrial hemp production. Growing hemp is illegal under federal law because the plant is a relative of marijuana.
‘Occupy Fairbanks’ Protestors Braving Temperatures Well Below Zero
The mettle of “Occupy” protesters in Fairbanks is being tested as the mercury dips well below zero. The temperature dropped to -38 Wednesday morning, but Occupy Fairbanks has not been frozen out.
Persily Says Exxon, TransCanada on Track to Meet AGIA Requirements
Efforts to clear the way for a natural gas pipeline along the Alaska Highway to Alberta continue, though prospects for the line may have diminished.
Effort May Help Get Homeless Fairbanks Youth Off the Street
November is national homeless youth awareness month. In Alaska’s long cold winter, the issue of kids who don’t have place to stay is especially serious. An effort in Fairbanks would establish an emergency shelter to help get youth off the street.
New Natural Gas Find May Mean Cheaper, Cleaner Energy for Fairbanks
A new natural gas discovery in Cook Inlet offers another option for getting a cleaner more affordable energy source to Fairbanks.