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U.S. Coast Guard unleashes cannon fire on abandoned Japanese ship

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:32:49 GMT

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Yesterday, the United States Coast Guard went through with its plans to fire its cannons on the Ryō Un Maru, a Japanese ship that was sent out to sea last year by the tsunami that hit Japan.

The Ryō Un Maru has made a journey across the Pacific Ocean from Hachinohe, Japan to the Gulf of Alaska and ended up about 180 miles from the Alaskan shore. Coast Guard spokesman Paul Webb said sinking the vessel would be "less risky than it would be running into shore or running into [maritime] traffic". The plan was for a Coast Guard cutter to hole the Ryou-un Maru with fire from a range of several hundred feet, and let it sink.

Prior to the sinking of the Ryō Un Maru, a Canadian fishing vessel claimed salvage rights. Webb said they would postpone their plans to sink the 164-foot Ryō Un Maru, to allow the 62-foot Bernice C to attempt to tow it; if the Canadians were not able to tow the abandoned vessel it would be sunk as planned.

After arrival the Canadians learned they could not tow the vessel and the Coast Guard proceeded with their plans. An HC-130 Hercules airplane observed the sinking of the Ryō Un Maru and warned ships in the area of a "live fire exercise". Coast Guard cutter USCGC Anacapa firing a 25mm cannon sank the Ryō Un Maru, which had been scheduled to be scrapped prior to the 2011 tsunami.

Officials said they didn't know how much diesel fuel the vessel, which could hold over 2,000 gallons, was carrying. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Environmental Protection Agency looked into this issue and came to the conclusion that sinking the ship and letting the fuel evaporate in open water was the best course of action.

According to Alaska state health and environmental officials, tsunami debris should not cause significant concern of radiation contamination to the shores of Alaska.

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AP. "Coast Guard fires on Japanese "ghost ship"" — CBS News, April 5, 2012
Mark Thiessen and Rachel D'Oro (AP). "Canadian fishermen claim rights to Japanese ship" — The Seattle Times, April 5, 2012
Miguel Llanos. "Coast Guard cutter fires at tsunami 'ghost ship' in bid to sink it" — MSNBC, April 5, 2012

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US Air Force upgrades F-22 oxygen system after deadly crash

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:19:55 GMT

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The United States Air Force is replacing emergency oxygen handles on its 170 F-22 Raptor jet fighters. The move follows a report into a November 2010 crash that killed a pilot in Alaska.

The report finds Captain Jeffrey Haney's death was partly due to aircraft design flaws. The experienced 31-year-old was on a night mission when his aircraft crashed nose-down among mountains. Planemaker Lockheed Martin now faces legal action from his widow Anna, which they vow to contest.

The report identified three separate problems with the ring handle to activate emergency oxygen. The first was that pulling the ring could require intense effort, the second that it was possible to drop the ring between seats, and the third that pilots in cold-weather gear could struggle to grasp it.

Now new handles have been designed in Arizona and the Air Force will place them on all of the $143 million aircraft. All 40 Raptors at Haney's base, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, have received the $47 upgrade. The Air Force bought 200 of them.

Haney's death has been attributed by his employer as the result of his "channelized attention" on getting the main oxygen system to restart after it automatically cut out when it detected engine bay air leaks. This makes breathing through the jet's mask difficult. The Air Force say he should have activated his emergency oxygen but the accident report and lawsuit question his ability to do so. The report notes he was conscious and fighting to keep his jet airbourne up until impact.

Documents filed with a court in Illinois claim the handle's position is "in an area impossible for a pilot to reach while he or she maneuvered the sophisticated aircraft at speeds exceeding the speed of sound and while he or she experienced forces many times the force of gravity."

The fatal accident is not the only such problem to beset the F-22, which despite being billed by the Air Force as their most advanced fighter has never been deployed to combat since coming into service seven years ago. Three other Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson pilots activated emergency oxygen supplies during "physiological incidents" last month, said a spokesperson for the base. Raptors were grounded nationwide for five months last Summer over the oxygen systems.

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The Associated Press. "F-22 fighter jets retrofitted after Alaska crash" — CNBC, March 21, 2012
W.J. Hennigan. "Air Force to modify F-22 following fatal crash" — The Los Angeles Times, March 20, 2012

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Super Tuesday 2012: Mitt Romney wins six of ten GOP contests

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:56:57 GMT

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Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won six of the ten U.S. Republican Party (GOP) presidential primary contests as part of Super Tuesday. Of the remaining four, former Senator Rick Santorum won three while former House Speaker Newt Gingrich won one. Representative Ron Paul of Texas did not win any contests, but finished second in three.

Mitt Romney stands with his wife Ann before delivering his victory speech.
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Romney scored victories in Ohio, Vermont, Massachusetts, Virginia, Idaho, and Alaska. In a victory speech to supporters in his home state of Massachusetts, he remarked, "tonight, we've taken one more step towards restoring the promise of tomorrow." He focused his attacks on President Barack Obama, stating "this president's run out of ideas. He's run out of excuses. And in 2012, we're going to get him out of ... the White House." Romney now has 415 of the 1144 delegates necessary to secure the GOP nomination.

Ohio had the closest margin with Romney defeating the second place Rick Santorum by roughly 10,000 votes or 0.8 percent. While Romney won largely urban and affluent counties, Santorum, of nearby Pennsylvania, won a majority of the counties with rural and blue-collar voters.

Despite the loss, Santorum was able to pull out victories in Tennessee, Oklahoma, and North Dakota, and now has a total of 176 delegates. He told supporters in Steubenville, Ohio, "We need...someone who learned what America was about by growing up in communities just like this...". Referencing his opponents, he argued "in this race, there is only one candidate who can go up on the most important issue of the day and make the case, because I’ve never been for an individual mandate at a state or federal level."

Newt Gingrich won his home state of Georgia, which had the most delegates available, increasing his total to 105. He vowed to remain in the race and thanked his supporters, proclaiming, "we are not going to allow the elite to decide who we are allowed to nominate...the national elite — especially in the Republican Party — had decided that a Gingrich presidency was so frightening that they had to kill it early. But, you, you wouldn’t let them do it." He compared the campaign to the The Tortoise and the Hare fable, "There are lots of bunny rabbits that run through. I am the tortoise. I just take one step at a time."

Ron Paul finished second in North Dakota, Virginia, and Vermont, and was a close third in Idaho and Alaska. He now has 47 delegates. In his speech to supporters, he said, "if you look at the candidates today, there is very little difference, except for one. ... the rest of the candidates support the status quo."

1541 delegates remain up for grabs. The next contests will take place on Saturday in Kansas, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.

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"Ohio Republican Primary" — The New York Times, March 8, 2012 (date of access)
"State-by-State Primary Results" — The New York Times, March 8, 2012 (date of access)
"Republican Delegate Count" — The New York Times, March 8, 2012 (date of access)
Amanda Zamora. "Newt Gingrich’s Super Tuesday speech (full transcript, video)" — The Washington Post, March 6, 2012
Amanda Zamora. "Rick Santorum’s Super Tuesday speech (full transcript, video)" — The Washington Post, March 6, 2012
Kenneth W. Smith Jr.. "Ron Paul: Super Tuesday speech (Transcript, video)" — The Washington Post, March 6, 2012
Mitt Romney. "Mitt Romney's Super Tuesday Victory Speech" — Real Clear Politics, March 6, 2012

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Alaska Supreme Court rules in Senate election challenge

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:42:52 GMT

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Yesterday, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled against Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller over the counting of votes in the November elections. Miller was challenging the state election authorities over their decision to allow misspelled write-in ballots in support of his opponent, Lisa Murkowski. Murkowski—the incumbent Republican senator for Alaska—lost a primary challenge to Miller and thus had to stand as a write-in candidate. Miller was endorsed by many in the Tea Party movement along with former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.

The court also did not find any evidence for the Miller campaign's accusation of election fraud.

Miller has no more options at the state level, but has until Monday to file any further motions to the U.S. District Court. If the federal court decide not to accept Miller's arguments, the election will be certified for Murkowski.

In response to the state Supreme Court ruling, Miller stated: "We disagree with the court's interpretation of the election code, but respect both the rule of law and the court's place in the judicial system. We are studying the opinion and carefully considering our options."

Kevin Sweeney, the campaign manager for Lisa Murkowski's campaign said Miller "will continue to pursue his baseless claims in federal court until his money runs out." Miller is financing the lawsuits with money from the Senate Conservatives Fund, a political action committee run by Senator Jim DeMint.

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Sean Cockerham. "Supreme Court rules against Miller" — Atlanta Daily News, December 22, 2010
William Yardley. "Alaska: Court Ruling Favors Murkowski" — New York Times, December 23, 2010

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Former US Senator Ted Stevens among five killed in Alaska plane crash

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:41:07 GMT

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"AP Top News at 4:28 p.m. EDT" — Associated Press, August 10, 2010
"Spokesman: Ex-Sen. Ted Stevens Dead in Crash" — CBS News, August 10, 2010
Jeremy Pelofsky. "Ex-senator's death not confirmed: family friend" — Reuters, August 10, 2010
Channel 2 News staff. "Stevens killed in crash near Dillingham" — KTUU, August 10, 2010
"Former Senator Is Believed to Be on Crashed Plane" — Associated Press, August 10, 2010
CNN Wire Staff. "Former U.S. senator killed in Alaska plane crash" — CNN, August 10, 2010
Liz Robbins. "Former Senator Ted Stevens Is in a Plane Crash in Alaska" — The New York Times, August 10, 2010

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Cargo plane crashes in Alaska's Denali Park, sparks wildfire

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:16:41 GMT

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A cargo plane crashed into a mountain Sunday afternoon in Alaska's Denali National Park, killing around three people and sparking a small wildfire after the aircraft disintegrated and burst into flames. According to the National Park Service, the plane crashed into the southern slope of Mount Healy, and the crash was just 200 yards away from Denali's only road.

Though it is estimated that three people died in the crash, it has been hard to determine exactly how many died as "the plane pretty much disintegrated," park spokeswoman Kris Fister said. The explosion from the crash sparked a small wildfire that firefighters contained within two acres (one hectare.)

Though George Clare, a man from Las Vegas who witnessed the crash, thought the plane looked like a military aircraft, US military officials have stated that none of their planes were involved. Clare has said that the plane was "... a military khaki green kind of color. It was propeller-driven. It was a fixed wing aircraft and it had kind of a flat underbelly." The Federal Aviation Administration, which tracks civil flying accidents, later circulated a report that identified the aircraft as a Fairchild C-123K, and echoed the initial reports that all three on board died, including one passenger.

Jeff Kowalczyk, an EMT hiking through the 6,075,107 acre park with his wife, a nurse, said that he saw the plane positioned almost upside-down as it crashed. The crash was only a few hundred yards from where he was watching, and he also said "the whole experience was really surreal."

The crash came just four days after another major airplane crash in the state, when a military cargo plane crashed a minute after taking off at the Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage. The crash killed four people onboard who were training for an airshow.

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"Preliminary Accident & Incident Data" — FAA, Aug 2, 2010

Lisa Flam. "Plane Crashes in Alaska's Denali Park, Sparks Wildfire" — AOL News, Aug 2, 2010

Associated Press. "Plane crashes in Denali National Park in Alaska" — Google News, Aug 2, 2010

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Medical helicopter crashes in Tucson, Arizona, kills all on board

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:50:35 GMT

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The Eurocopter AS350B3 is an aircraft type commonly used for medical evacuation (file photo)
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A medical helicopter crashed into a fence just outside a house in Tucson, Arizona on Wednesday afternoon, killing all three crew members on board. The crash occurred at 1:42 p.m. Arizona time (21:42 UTC) at the intersection of Glenn Street and Park Avenue. Eyewitness Ricardo Carrasco said that he saw the rotors stop working and the helicopter start plummeting towards the ground, with the pilot attempting to steer it away from the house.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the helicopter was a Eurocopter AS350B3 flown in the LifeNet Arizona fleet. It was operated by the Colorado-based Air Methods Corporation, which specializes in flying emergency medical helicopters.

"This is a sad day for all of us at Air Methods and we extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of our employees who perished while on duty," Air Methods Corporation CEO Aaron Todd said after the crash.

Two other fatal aviation accidents were reported in the United States on Wednesday. In Alaska, a United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster transport plane crashed while preparing for an air show, killing all four crew members. Earlier, Delaware, Ohio city councilman and airport commissioner James Moore died when his rented light plane crashed and caught fire close to the city's airport.

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"Helicopter crashes on Park and Glenn" — KOLD, Jul 29, 2010
"Preliminary Accident & Incident Data" — Federal Aviation Administration, Jul 29, 2010
"No survivors of Elmendorf C-17 crash" — U.S. Air Force, Jul 29, 2010
"Plane crash kills Ohio council member" — UPI, Jul 29, 2010
Brian J. Pedersen. "Helicopter crashes in north-side Tucson neighborhood" — Arizona Daily Star, Jul 28, 2010

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C-17 crashes near air force base in Alaska

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:11:26 GMT

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Thirteen C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fly over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia during low level tactical training Dec. 20, 2005. The C-17 involved in the crash was practicing for an air show.
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A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, operated by the United States Air Force, crashed on Wednesday near Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska at about 6:15 pm (0215 Thursday UTC), killing all four crew members. The plane was practicing for the 2010 Arctic Thunder air show.

These facts were confirmed by Air Force Lt. Gen. Dana Atkins, Commander of Alaskan Command NORAD, in an impromptu press conference later in the evening. Col. John McMullen, commander of the 3rd Wing (under whose authority the plane belonged), announced the four deaths on Thursday. Three were members of the U.S. Air National Guard, one was active duty. Names are being withheld pending the notification of family members.

The Elmendorf base is near Anchorage, Alaska, and the fireball and plume were visible from that city's downtown. "It was a big, gray plume of smoke and I saw a fireball go up in it," said Anchorage Fire Dept. Captain Bryan Grella in an interview with the Associated Press.

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is designed for rapid response strategic airlift, medical evacuation, and airdrop roles, carrying cargo and troops. The aircraft are used by the United States, the United Kingdom, NATO, Australia, Canada, and Qatar.

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U.S. Air Force. "No survivors of Elmendorf C-17 crash" — United States Air Force, July 29, 2010
Q13 FOX News and The Associated Press. "UPDATE: Four Dead In C-17 Crash In Alaska" — Q13Fox.com, 29 July 2010
"Survivors "Unlikely" In C-17 "Mishap" On Elmendorf AFB, Military Official Says" — KTVA.com, July 28, 2010

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Obama to suspend Arctic oil drilling

Thu, 27 May 2010 17:34:51 GMT

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Shell's experimental drilling locations
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According to Democratic Senator Mark Begich from Alaska, the U.S. Department of the Interior has decided to halt all new Arctic exploratory oil drilling applications until 2011. The response is believed to be caused in part by the two current oil spill disasters (that of the Deepwater Horizon Incident and more recently the Alaska oil pipeline malfunction). However, Begich is not happy about the actions taken by the White House.

"I am frustrated that this decision by the Obama administration to halt offshore development for a year will cause more delays and higher costs for domestic oil and gas production to meet the nation's energy needs," Begich claims.

Senator Mark Begich
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Last September, the state of Alaska made a public notice about Shell's desire to drill off the coast of the Beaufort Sea, placing experimental drilling rigs at two drill site location: "Torpedo" and "Sivulliq".

"Shell is committed to undertaking a safe and environmentally responsible exploration program in the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea in 2010," said Shell Oil Company President Marvin E. Odum to the U.S. Department of the Interior's Mineral Management Service (MMS).

Odum follows with, "I am confident that we are ready to conduct the 2010 Arctic exploratory program safely and, I want to be clear, the accountability for this program rests with Shell."

Chuck Clausen, director of the Alaska project at the National Resources Defense Council is not so optimistic: "Hazards present in the Arctic can include frigid temperatures, presence of sea ice, gale-force winds, intense storms and heavy fog ... The potential for loss in the Arctic is great."

Odum believes that the climate in the arctic will make any spill easier to clean up because, "Arctic conditions create differences in responding to oil in cold and ice conditions. Differences in evaporation rates, viscosity and weathering provide greater opportunities to recover oil. In Arctic conditions, ice can aid oil spill response by slowing oil weathering, dampening waves, preventing oil from spreading over large distances, and allowing more time to respond."

However, Clausen believes that there are no current systems to remove oil from icy ocean waters.

This is not the first time that President Obama's administration has taken the environmentally cautious path in Alaska. The President put Bristol Bay off limits to oil and gas exploration until 2017. Bristol Bay currently is one of the top salmon fishing grounds in the state.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is expected to give a speech at Thursday's White House address, regarding the suspension of Arctic oil drilling projects.

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Shell Offshore Inc./Susan Childs. "Shell Camden Bay 2010 Exploration Plan, Beaufort Sea" — State of Alaska Public Notices, September 23, 2009

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Steven Thomma. "Obama to suspend oil drilling in Arctic Ocean" — Anchorage Daily News, May 27, 2010
Steve Holland. "U.S. to suspend Arctic drilling-Alaska senator" — Reuters, May 27, 2010

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Oil spill in Alaska closes 800 miles of pipeline

Wed, 26 May 2010 23:36:18 GMT

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800 miles of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System were closed down following a spill of thousands of barrels of crude oil south of Fairbanks, Alaska. A power failure following a routine fire-command system test caused relief valves to open and crude oil overflowed near the Fort Greely pump station 9. The valves opening allowed a pressure release for the system and oil flowed on a pad to a tank that can hold 55,000 barrels (2.3 million gallons). As of Wednesday afternoon, the tank vents were still leaking probably from thermal expansion inside the tank. Another secondary containment area below the tanks capable of holding 104,500 barrels was not yet filled to capacity.

The spill coordinator for the Department of Environmental Conservation, Tom DeRuter, said that the oil spill contamination should be confined to the graveled oil containment liner. "Safety is their No. 1 objective right now. As soon as it is safe to move in, then they'll get the power on and try to empty that tank out. As long as everything is in that liner, it gives us time," DeRuter explained.

Map of Alaska showing both Fairbanks (PS 8) and Prudhoe Bay (PS 1). This oil spill occured at Pump Station 9.
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40 people had been evacuated from the Fort Greely site, and the Prudhoe Bay station has been reduced by 84%. "We're going to take as long as we need to make sure the site is safe before we start back up," said Alyeska Pipeline Service Company spokesperson Michele Egan. There is capacity in reserve tanks for 48 hours during this slow down of production.

About 650,000 barrels per day run through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline between Prudhoe Bay to the Port of Valdez oil tankers. The majority of shares in Alyeska are held by BP Exploration, Alaska (BPXA) which is also currently addressing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP addressed a 267,000 gallon crude oil spill in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in 2006 resulting in a lawsuit against BP Exploration.

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Dan Joling. "BP-owned Alaska oil pipeline shut after spill" — The China Post, May 27, 2010

"Alaska Oil Spill: Trans-Alaska Pipeline Shuts Down 800 Mile Area In North Slope" — May 26, 2010
"BP-owned Alaska oil pipeline shut after spill" — ABC News, May 26, 2010

Felicity Barringer. "Large Oil Spill in alaska went undected for days" — New York Times, March 15, 2006

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Obama lessens US ban on offshore drilling

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US President Barack Obama has announced that he will ease the country's ban on offshore oil drilling, which has been in place since the 1980s.

According to the plan, offshore drilling would now be allowed in parts of the Atlantic, from Delaware down to 125 miles beyond the shoreline of Florida, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

The move, however, does have some restrictions; drilling further northeast or along the West Coast is still prohibited. Contracts in Bristol Bay, Alaska were also suggested, but were scrapped due to environmental concerns.

The president remarked that he decided the move was needed to lessen the country's need for additional energy, adding that he had studied the issue for over a year. "This is not a decision that I've made lightly," he said.

"We're announcing the expansion of offshore oil and gas exploration but in ways that balance the need to harness domestic energy resources and the need to protect America's natural resources," Obama continued, speaking at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. "My administration will consider potential new areas for development in the mid and south Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico."

"Drilling alone can't come close to meeting our long-term energy needs, and for the sake of our planet and our energy independence, we need to begin the transition to cleaner fuels now. I know that we can come together to pass comprehensive energy and climate legislation that's going to foster new energy — new industries, create millions of new jobs, protect our planet, and help us become more energy independent."

Obama said that the plan was partially intended to garner support from Republicans in Congress for a climate-change bill to lower greenhouse gas emissions, which has been languishing for months due to lack of support from Republicans.

Some environmental groups, however, condemned Obama's move. Phil Radford, who is with the Greenpeace group, said that "[e]xpanding offshore drilling in areas that have been protected for decades threatens our oceans and the coastal communities that depend on them with devastating oil spills, more pollution and climate change." Greenpeace also said that lifting the ban fuelled the US' "addiction to oil".

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Republican leader for the House of Representatives John Boehner, meanwhile, said he agreed with lifting the ban in the Atlantic, but remarked that it "makes no sense" not to have lifted it in other areas as well. "Opening up areas off the Virginia coast to offshore production is a positive step, but keeping much of the Pacific Coast and Alaska, as well as the most promising resources off the Gulf of Mexico, under lock and key makes no sense at a time when gasoline prices are rising and Americans are asking 'Where are the jobs?'", he said.

"Today's announcement is a step in the right direction, but a small one that leaves enormous amounts of American energy off limits," said the Senate Minority leader, Republican Mitch McConnell.

According to the US Minerals Management Service, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and parts of the Atlantic south and east of the continent could contain up to 5.8 billion barrels of oil and 40.5 trillion cubic feet of gas. The West Coast, meanwhile, which remains off limits for drilling, contains 10.5 billion barrels of oil with 18 trillion cubic feet of gas.

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Former U.S. governor Palin signs TV deal with Fox News

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:58:25 GMT

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Sarah Palin in 2008.
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According to a report by the New York Times that has now been confirmed by Fox News, former United States governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has signed a multi-year deal to work as a news contributor for American television station Fox News. The deal is effective immediately, and Palin will reportedly contribute regularly to all Fox stations. The monetary terms to the deal have not yet been disclosed, but the agreement is rumored to be for three years.

"Governor Palin has captivated everyone on both sides of the political spectrum...," said Bill Shine, Fox News's vice president of programing,"We are excited to add her dynamic voice to the Fox News lineup," he added in his comments.

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As well as contributing, Palin will also be hosting a new program slated to air on Fox News. Called Real American Stories, the series will portray stories of overcoming obstacles during current times and through current social or economic problems that may be going on at the time. The series has no planned release date, but will air sometime within 2010.

Palin released a statement herself Monday afternoon. "I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox News. It's wonderful to be part of a place that so values fair and balanced news," she said.

After serving as mayor of the town of Wasilla, Palin was elected governor of Alaska in 2006. U.S. Republican candidate John McCain picked Palin to serve as his running mate in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, where she and McCain lost to Democrat Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden. In July 2009, she resigned from the governor position of Alaska governor, possibly opening up a run for U.S. president in 2012.

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"Sarah Palin to become Fox News contributor" — USA Today, January 11, 2010
"Sarah Palin Joins Fox as a Contributor" — ABC News, January 11, 2010
Thomas M. Defrank, Richard Huff. "Sarah Palin to Fox News: Former Alaska Gov., 2008 GOP VP nominee, inks multi-year deal" — New York Daily News, January 11, 2010

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Bull moose shot by police in Alaska

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:12:20 GMT

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James Halpin. "'Agitated' bull moose shot at UAA campus" — The Anchorage Daily News, October 16, 2009
"Moose becomes agitated, is shot by police" — United Press International, Inc, October 17, 2009

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Blob off Alaskan coast identified

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:31:55 GMT

Saturday, July 18, 2009

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Noel Brinkerhoff. "Mystery Blob, 12 Miles Long, Invades Alaska" — AllGov.com, July 18, 2009
Wesley Loy. "Arctic Mystery: Identifying the Great Blob of Alaska" — Time, July 18, 2009
Kyle Hopkins. "Black goo afloat off Alaska coast identified as algae" — Detroit Free Press, July 17, 2009
Don Hunter. "Huge blob of Arctic goo floats past Slope communities" — Anchorage Daily News, July 14, 2009

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