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Climate Change and Coal in Fairbanks; New Technology Needs for North Slope

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Here’s the nation’s only new coal plant. Is it the last? Dylan Brown, E & E News, Energywire: April 15, 2019 Finding America’s only new coal-fired power plant means trekking nearly to the Arctic Circle. The University of Alaska, Fairbanks, hopes to complete work this May on a new 17-megawatt facility that will replace an existing 55-year-old coal plant as … read more

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Chevron will be world’s third largest oil producer; Murkowski, Manchin & Carbon Capture

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Chevron Leaps to `Ultramajor’ Oil Status With Anadarko Deal Simon Casey, Javier Blas, and Kelly Gilblom, Bloomberg, April 12, 2019 Chevron Corp. agreed to buy Anadarko Petroleum Corp. in a $33 billion deal that adds U.S. shale oil and African liquefied natural gas and puts it in the top ranks of the world’s largest energy companies. The takeover puts Chevron … read more

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A small request with a big benefit for Alaska.

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This is a small request that will result in a big benefit: you attending the Army Corps hearing concerning Pebble. While the mine footprint has been greatly reduced and impacts eliminated, the benefits remain huge. You know that everyone in every industry here will benefit from Pebble, which will generate desperately needed jobs in the region and provide an estimated … read more