Professor to resign after university rejects his grievance Oct 25, 2009
Steiner has for years criticized what he considered were irresponsible actions by the oil industry, beginning with the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Mark Hamilton, president of the Unive 00004000 rsity of Alaska system, appointed lawyer Roger Brunner to handle the grievance decision. (Anchorage Daily News)
Knights wrestlers throw their weight around Oct 25, 2009
5; 10) tie, Ketchikan and Bartlett 87; 12) Palmer 83; 13) Valdez 71; 14) West 58; 15) Sitka 47 ... 103 -- 1) Keifer Groeneveld, Valdez 4-0; 2) Noah Roetman, Colony 4-1; 3) Elijia Fields, Kodiak 6-1; 4) Hannah Hutchinson, Skyview 3-2 ... 140 -- 1) Nathan Hoffer, East 4-0; 2) Derek Johnson, Wasilla 3-1; 3) Kyle Boss, Colony 4-1; 4) Matt Downing, Valdez 4-2. (Anchorage Daily News)
Valley Power Oct 25, 2009
Keifer Groenveld, of Valdez, beat Roetman in the 103-pound final. Ketchikan s Ross Sanford posted a 13-10 win over Wilson at 119. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Compass Points travel QA Oct 24, 2009
Check out Homer on Kachemak Bay, Seward, Kenai Fjords National Park (definitely take a daylong cruise) and Valdez. It's not for everyone, but one way to cut costs is renting a small RV and staying at Alaska's many campgrounds. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Alaskans must build their own gas pipeline Oct 24, 2009
It is time for Alaska to start acting like the owner state that we are and prepare to build a state-owned gas pipeline to Valdez ... The only viable option for Alaska is for a gas pipeline to Valdez and LNG sold on the world markets ... It is time we follow the voters' mandate from 2002, when the All-Alaska gas line initiative, calling for a state-owned line to Valdez, passed by 62 percent (132,000 votes). (Anchorage Daily News)
Senate Republicans confirm Coghill Oct 24, 2009
Earlier this month, Gov. Sean Parnell chose Coghill to replace Gene Therriault as state senator from District F, which stretches from North Pole to Valdez. Therriault resigned to take a job as the governor's senior policy adviser on Alaska energy issues. (Juneau Empire)
Preventing oil spills Oct 24, 2009
T his year, the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, would be an appropriate time for Congress to affirm in law one of the key safety measures designed to prevent another such disaster. Each time an oil-laden tanker passes through Prince William Sound, it is escorted by two massive tugboats. (Juneau Empire)
Dorothy Louise Bailey Knecht Oct 23, 2009
She is survived by her sons, Wilburn Lee Privett and his wife, Feli of Anchorage; Douglas Keith Privett and his companion Christina Brown of Wasilla; Bruce Alen Privett of Wasilla; daughters, Laura Diane Privett of Valdez, and Julie Ann Privett of Anchorage; step-children; Daniel Knecht of Anchorage; Ken Knecht of Eagle River; Chuck Knecht of Anchorage; Paul Knecht of Wasilla; Douglas Knecht of Seattle; and Korene Knecht; grandchildren, Tyche and Casey Privett of Anchorage; and Chloe Privett of... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
First rankings of the season released Oct 23, 2009
Keifer Groenveld, Valdez; 6 ... Matt Downing, Valdez; 5 ... Justin Allen, Valdez; 3. (Anchorage Daily News)
Oil spill after tanker, ship collide off Texas Oct 22, 2009
By comparison, the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska released 11 million gallons of oil. The accident happened southeast of Galveston on Tuesday night. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Alaska must hold the line Oct 21, 2009
The open season will give shippers an opportunity to make conditional commitments to ship North Slope gas, either through Canada to the Lower 48, or to Valdez for shipment overseas as liquid natural gas. As the project continues to advance beyond open season toward the more significant milestone of project sanction - the decision to actually break ground - stakeholders will work to resolve those outstanding conditions, and establish commercial alignment. (Juneau Empire)
Alaska's best? Kauffman and Tufuga Oct 21, 2009
Tackle -- William Cullen, Valdez; Alistar Dunbar, Barrow. Kicker -- Sara Colvin, Eielson. (Anchorage Daily News)
Oil risk assessment called flawed Oct 21, 2009
The study, funded by the Legislature in 2007, involves reviewing and ranking oil and gas-related risks along the 800-mile trans-Alaska oil pipeline, at the Valdez tanker port and at North Slope and Cook Inlet fields. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation launched the study last fall and spent a year gathering public input. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska lighthouses featured in exhibit Oct 21, 2009
Leahy died in December 2008 in Valdez, according to the Tongass Historical Museum, shortly after donating his collection. The modern images in the exhibit will be large-scale color reproductions of photographs provided by a national organization, Lighthouse Friends, which documents lighthouses in the United States and Canada. (Juneau Empire)
University lets stand decision to strip professor of federal funds Oct 21, 2009
Steiner, a 30-year university employee, has for years criticized what he considered were irresponsible actions by the oil industry, beginning with the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill ... According to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a Washington, D.C.-based group that Steiner belongs to, he assumed a public profile in 1989 as a university marine adviser in Cordova responding to the Exxon Valdez oil spill. (Anchorage Daily News)
This is very sad. We are loosing too many wonderful people to cancer. ... Oct 20, 2009
David Kohler, Former General Counsel For CNN, Dies. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, October 19, 2009. (Multichannel News)
The final push Oct 18, 2009
Valdez was also at the invite, as well as two teams from off the road system Nome and Unalaska ... 6, Valdez High School A 1:53. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Our view: Safe in the Sound Oct 15, 2009
Thanks to lessons learned from the Exxon Valdez disaster, oil-tanker traffic in Prince William Sound is now the safest in the world ... The Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989 is 20 years old. (Anchorage Daily News)
Newfields Country Store has new owners Oct 13, 2009
When Legg moved to Alaska in 1972, she said she was one of the first five women hired to haul Trans-Alaska Pipeline pipe from Valdez to Fairbanks. She said she drove a tractor-trailer for three months until a rather scary incident in which she jackknifed the rig on top of a mountain. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Millions of dollars at stake in pipeline fight Oct 10, 2009
The case centers on the question of how to value the 800-mile pipeline, which has been carrying North Slope oil to the tanker port at Valdez since 1977 ... The three local governments -- the North Slope Borough, the Fairbanks North Star Borough and the city of Valdez -- believe the state valuation isn't high enough ... From there, the pipeline owners and two of the local governments, the Fairbanks North Star Borough and the city of Valdez, appealed to the Superior Court. (Anchorage Daily News)
Parnell picks Coghill to replace Therriault Oct 9, 2009
John Coghill to replace Gene Therriault as state senator from District F, which stretches from North Pole to Valdez ... Mike Miller and Scott Smith of Valdez, the District 12 chairman of the Republican Party. (Anchorage Daily News)
• Author to discuss lasting impacts of Valdez oil spill Oct 8, 2009
Author to discuss lasting impacts of Valdez oil spill - Juneau Empire ... Author and activist Riki Ott will present "The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Impact: on Ecology and Community" at Friday night's Evening at Egan lecture ... Author to discuss lasting impacts of Valdez oil spill 100809 ART 2 Juneau empire Author and activist Riki Ott will present "The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Impact: on Ecology and Community" at Friday night's Evening at Egan lecture. (Juneau Empire)
Supports Walker for governor Oct 6, 2009
Bill, too, is a life-long Alaskan; born in Fairbanks, raised in Delta and Valdez and residing in Anchorage for the last 20 years ... He's an Alaskan businessman, who served on Valdez s city council and as their mayor. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Dramatic finish Oct 4, 2009
30, Larson, Tristen, Valdez, 22:21 ... 36, Miller, Katie, Valdez, 22:36 ... 41, Merioles, Emily, Valdez, 22:45. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Kirk, Wilson easily top 1-2-3A field Oct 4, 2009
Growing up in Kenny Lake, a remote community between Glennallen and Valdez, Bailey was a one-woman team for the Hawks last season ... 12, Keeney, George, Valdez, 17:26 ... 30, Larson, Tristen, Valdez, 22:21. (Anchorage Daily News)
Senators reject five-year wait for immigrant healthcare Oct 2, 2009
It goes to the government programs that are overburdened by people who either don't work, work for under the table wages or are here illegally;SO YES;they should have to show photo ID;because Jose Valdez, Jean Nate' or Zhang Chan are commen names. but a face;usually doesn't lie. (TheHill.com)
Port Authority pursues natural gas company Oct 1, 2009
Voters in Fairbanks, Valdez and the North Slope established the port authority in 1999. Fairbanks Natural Gas has more than 1,000 customers -- major ones include Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. (Anchorage Daily News)
Command system worked in response during eruption Oct 1, 2009
Many recall the confusion that the Exxon Valdez oil spill spawned in 1989. At that time, there was nothing set up to manage an incident of that magnitude, and inaction and misinformation ran rampant. (Anchorage Daily News)
Republican Bill Walker joins race for governor Sep 30, 2009
ANCHORAGE - Anchorage attorney Bill Walker jumped into the race for governor Monday and declared that construction of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Valdez will be the focus of his campaign ... Walker focused on one issue in his remarks: construction of an all-Alaska natural gas pipeline stretching from the North Slope to Valdez ... ANCHORAGE - Anchorage attorney Bill Walker jumped into the race for governor Monday and declared that construction of a natural gas pipeline from the... (Juneau Empire)
Former Anchorage Mayor George Sullivan dies at 87 Sep 26, 2009
Web search powered by YAHOO. ANCHORAGE - Former Anchorage Mayor George Sullivan, the father of the city's current mayor, has died. (Juneau Empire)
• Valdez native goes big on world stage Sep 26, 2009
Valdez native goes big on world stage - Juneau Empire ... Valdez native goes big on world stage 092509 OUTDOORS 2 JUNEAU EMPIRE In the world of winter sports, there are few pinnacles, if any, higher than those reached by the top heli-skiers and snowboarders on the planet, and Ryan "Rydor" McCune knows a thing or two about big mountain snowboarding ... Valdez native goes big on world stage Tony Harrington / Submitted Photo. (Juneau Empire)
Eugene Carl Varah Sep 25, 2009
Gene came to Alaska to work on the Alaska Pipeline, he helped construct the Valdez terminal. Gene also worked for the railroad for several years. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Margrit Imhof Sep 25, 2009
Special thanks to Joan, Maggie s good friend from Valdez, who helped care for her, and Anna along with hospice for their outstanding services. There will be no services. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Past spills and ongoing risks of oil companies are omens Sep 25, 2009
The spill plan required by laws passed after the Exxon Valdez didn't address a 6 million gallon spill, and it didn't even envision oil from the tank farm hitting open water ... Hoping for the best, however, is not a lesson we learned from the Exxon Valdez ... The fact remains the Drift River Oil Terminal incident stands as the most significant breakdown in spill prevention and response in Alaska since the Exxon Valdez. (Anchorage Daily News)
Obituaries in the news Sep 25, 2009
George Sullivan was raised in Valdez and was a deputy marshal in Nenana, a city councilman in Fairbanks and Anchorage before becoming Anchorage city mayor in 1967. When the city and borough governments unified under a new charter in 1975, Sullivan won election as the new municipal government's first mayor. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
George Sullivan dies, former city mayor Sep 24, 2009
A lifelong Alaskan, Sullivan was born on March 31, 1922, and raised in Valdez. He had a long and storied career in Alaska and its politics. (Anchorage Daily News)
Republicans suggest replacements for Sen. Gene Therriault Sep 22, 2009
FAIRBANKS - Gov. Sean Parnell will have three names to choose from to replace Gene Therriault as state senator from District F, which stretches from North Pole to Valdez ... Gene Therriault 092109 REGIONAL 2 Juneau Empire FAIRBANKS - Gov. Sean Parnell will have three names to choose from to replace Gene Therriault as state senator from District F, which stretches from North Pole to Valdez ... FAIRBANKS - Gov. Sean Parnell will have three names to choose from to replace Gene Therriault as state... (Juneau Empire)
Republicans suggest 3 names to replace District F senator Sep 21, 2009
FAIRBANKS -- Gov. Sean Parnell will have three names to choose from to replace Gene Therriault as state senator from District F, which stretches from North Pole to Valdez ... Mike Miller, and Scott Smith of Valdez, the District 12 chairman of the Republican Party. (Anchorage Daily News)
Seawolves add Nome's Blandford Sep 16, 2009
The Class 3A ranks also produced Arts (Valdez), Bryant (Metlakatla) and Ridgeway (Heritage Christian). Arts and Bryant were senior starters on the 2007-08 team that went to the NCAA Division II Final Four, and as a sophomore last season Ridgeway emerged as a key player, though he has since quit the team. (Anchorage Daily News)
Chevron subsidiary drops North Slope leases Sep 15, 2009
The Cordova Telephone Cooperative plans to lay a 90-mile undersea fiber cable from Cordova to Valdez, the company said. This will improve Cordova's broadband links to the rest of the world, the cooperative said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Letters to the editor (9/15/09) Sep 15, 2009
Anchorage Daily News. Daylight : 7:27 AM - 8:22 PM. (Anchorage Daily News)
Wasilla boys finish second in Homer Invitational Sep 15, 2009
Last Updated on Monday, Sep 14, 2009 - 09:19:46 pm AKDT. News and Features for Wasilla, Alaska. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Big Spill's Bad Timing Puts Oil Drilling at Risk: Kevin Hassett Sep 15, 2009
By comparison, the infamous Exxon Valdez spilled about 260,000 barrels of oil in Prince William Sound in 1989. How big a spill is 150,000 barrels. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Big stink almost knocks Valdez residents off their feet Sep 11, 2009
Big stink staggers Valdez residents. Published: September 10th, 2009 09:01 AMLast Modified: September 10th, 2009 09:30 AM. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska lawmakers thank Hawaii senator Sep 11, 2009
John Harris of Valdez and Bill Stoltze of Chugiak, sponsors of a measure that proclaimed Inouye's 85th birthday on Sept. 7 as Sen. Daniel Inouye Day in Alaska. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Our views: Stop the stampede Sep 9, 2009
8 million spilled in 1989 by the Exxon Valdez in Alaska in the nations worst oil disaster. Space Coast beaches would not be immune from danger. (Florida Today)
Eagles perched atop statewide football poll Sep 9, 2009
Surprising Monroe, which ran its season record to 4-1 with a 61-14 thrashing of Valdez on Saturday, moved up to No. 4, while Kodiak fell one spot to No. 5 after getting blown out by Soldotna ... Barrow at Valdez, 1 p.m.. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaskans dominate two derbies in Valdez Sep 8, 2009
Photo courtesy of Valdez Fish Derbies ... Alaskans caught the heftiest silver salmon and halibut in Valdez thi 00000118 s year, as the Valdez Fish Derbies ended Sunday ... " The big fish was hooked near Gold Creek in Valdez Arm. Gard, the second consecutive Valdez champion, and fishing companion Father Frank Reitter had landed five silvers and were headed back to the dock aboard Gard's 26-foot sailboat. They trolled one line, and the hit provoked an argument. "I tried to get him to take (the... (Anchorage Daily News)
GOP starts process to replace Therriault Sep 8, 2009
Therriault's District F covers North Pole, Delta Junction, Paxson, Glennallen and Valdez. Party officials will evaluate applicants' written and oral skills at a Sept. 19 meeting in Delta Junction. (Juneau Empire)
Applicants wanted to fill state Senate seat Sep 7, 2009
Therriault's District F covers North Pole, Delta Junction, Paxson, Glennallen and Valdez. Party officials say they will evaluate applicants' written 00003DC5 and oral skills at a Sept. 19 meeting in Delta Junction. (Anchorage Daily News)
Legislators hesitant on plan to hire aide's spouse Sep 7, 2009
The chairman of the Legislative Council, Valdez Republican Rep. John Harris, decided to postpone the hire and have the Senate president and House speaker meet and decide whether to do it. (Anchorage Daily News)
Master vs. pupil on the gridiron Sep 4, 2009
Monroe At Valdez 1 p.m.. South vs. Eagle River at Chugiak, 1 p.m.. (Anchorage Daily News)
Making a Living From Skiing Sep 3, 2009
2000 Winner of the World Extreme Skiing Championships in Valdez, Alaska. 1999, 2000 Winner of the Rip Curl World Heli Challenge in New Zealand. (Suite101.com)
Bioavailable Contaminants Come From Exxon Valdez Oil Catastrophe; Natural Coal Deposits Not Source Of Environmental Pollution, Study Finds Sep 2, 2009
1, 2009) Contaminants from natural coal deposits in the Gulf of Alaska are not easily bioavailable, unlike the crude oil from the Exxon Valdez tanker catastrophe, according to a new study ... According to an international team of researchers writing in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, the crude oil from the Exxon Valdez was the main source of the bioavailable PAH contaminants ... When the Exxon Valdez spilled its load on a reef in March 1989, about 40,000 tonnes of crude oil... (Science Daily)
Climate legislation draws its friends and foes Sep 1, 2009
Only a handful of refineries process North Slope crude for Alaskans and the Waxman-Markey bill could put them out of business, said Tara Stevens, a vice president for Arctic Slope Regional Corp. Arctic Slope owns Petro Star Inc., which runs refineries that produce jet fuel, diesel and other products in North Pole and Valdez. The bill would require the refineries to purchase allowances not just for their own greenhouse gas emissions, but also for the emissions that come out of motorists'... (Anchorage Daily News)
Phoenix veteran attorney Peter Baird dies Sep 1, 2009
His career highlights included arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court and participating in litigation related to the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. He was also an author. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Tourist tax may cost state dearly Aug 30, 2009
The legality of the tax is more questionable after the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision striking down the Valdez tanker tax. Although that was a municipal tax on oil tankers rather than a state tax on tourists, both place levies on interstate commerce, a no-no under our U.S. Constitution. (Anchorage Daily News)
Seward is the spot for large flatfish Aug 27, 2009
The Valdez Halibut Derby has a similar story, with Stephen Caverly's derby-leading 313-pounder the lone fish exceeding 300 pounds. To be sure, derby anglers aren't the only ones who can catch big fish, and Alaska's biggest of the year may well be a huge halibut Faye and Mark Manning caught with captain Brian Peterson fishing out of Kodiak's Ugak Bay Lodge in July. (Anchorage Daily News)
4 rescued from boat sinking in Prince William Sound Aug 24, 2009
It's been a tough fishing season -- a salmon run near Valdez failed and this accident was terrible -- but the job remains one of the best in the world, he said. He plans to purchase a seiner similar to the Nahanni in time for next year's season. (Anchorage Daily News)
Moose shut out Wolfpack Aug 23, 2009
Seward 40, Valdez 16. Brian Schmidt flashed some speed and endurance in Seward's 40-16 toppling of Valdez, racing 71 yards for one touchdown and 55 yards for another in the Greatland Conference game in Seward ... Seward improved to 2-1 with its first conference win of the season and Valdez remained winless in three games. (Anchorage Daily News)
Inside Alaska business Aug 22, 2009
Tanker No. 20,000 pulls out of Valdez. The 20,000 tanker load of North Slope crude oil departed Valdez this month, according to Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., the oil-company consortium that runs the tanker port and trans-Alaska pipeline. (Anchorage Daily News)
Therriault resigns to take new role Aug 22, 2009
Parnell will now appoint a replacement for Therriault in the massive Senate District F, which runs from North Pole down to Sutton in the Matanuska Valley, as well as following the Richardson Highway through Glennallen and Valdez. The Republican Party will recommend candidates. (Anchorage Daily News)
Our view: School progress Aug 21, 2009
Anchorage, for example, doesn't come close to providing the maximum local tax support allowed under state law, unlike Kenai, Kodiak, Juneau, Skagway and Valdez. . (Anchorage Daily News)
Ooey, gooey, oily, arty Aug 21, 2009
Dozens of people contributed work to "Spill: Alaskan Artists Remember," a traveling invitational exhibit commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The show opened in March at the Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer, called on several other communities and is winding up at the MTS Gallery, 3142 Mountain View Drive. (Anchorage Daily News)
Oil Spills, the Media and the Oil Industry Aug 19, 2009
Dear EarthTalk: I haven t heard much of late about big oil spills like the infamous Exxon Valdez ... In the wake of 1989 s massive Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska s Prince William Sound, when 11 million gallons of oil befouled some 1,300 miles of formerly pristine and -rich coastline, much has been done to prevent future spills of such magnitude ... The Exxon Valdez had only one hull when it ran aground on Bligh Reef and poured its oil into Prince William Sound, the southern end of the oil... (Scientific American)
