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Alaska Oil Tax PolicyAlaska’s approach to oil and gas taxes has taken a number of twists and turns over the last several years. The latest twist may largely be the result of ships passing in the night. |
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Interior Gold MinesIf you were to look at a map of Interior Alaska, find the largest gold discoveries in the past century and draw a line between them, it would form a 1,200-mile-long, 200-mile-wide arc from an area southwest of McGrath, extending east into Yukon, Canada, and south to British Columbia. Major fault systems border the region on the north and south. |
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Initiating Renewables in Rural AlaskaRural Alaska has some of the highest energy costs in the nation, particularly in villages not on a road system or to a major waterway. |
Summertime BluesWho says there’s no cure for the summertime blues? |
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G'Day Alaska!Everything Collette Harrison thought she knew about Alaska before she visited from London in the 1990s was what she had seen on “Northern Exposure” and what she had read in her Lonely Planet guidebook. On her long-anticipated visit, she took bus tours, a day cruise and a flightseeing trip, but none of her activities addressed her expectations of coming face-to-face with grizzly bears or exploring Alaska’s rugged wilderness, nor did they bring her into contact with similar characters to those she had grown to love on “Northern Exposure.” |
SimplySocial’s Global LaunchThe ubiquitous nature of social media has made it a juggernaut in the realm of business promotion. With a reported 750 million unique monthly visitors on Facebook, 250 million on Twitter, and 110 million on LinkedIn, what was once touted as an easy way to keep in touch with far-flung relatives and college pals has become the proverbial “low-hanging fruit” for businesses both big and small who wish to reach a large audience. |
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Railbelt Utilities Commit $1 BillionFour electric utilities serving a majority of Alaska’s population and most of the state’s commercial customers in a vast area stretching from Homer to Cantwell have committed more than $1 billion to new power plant construction and efficiency improvements. Some of the new generating capacity will come on line by the end of this year with other construction scheduled for completion two and three years out. |
