In an annual report released today, BP’s Alaska subsidiary reported a profit of $85 million in 2016, compared to a $172 million loss in Alaska in 2015.
Alaska's Energy Desk
Climate change hits Alaska’s rural water and sewer systems
Communities around the state seem to be dealing with new threats to water and sewer systems from environmental changes linked to global warming.
Video: Designing a renewable energy device for rural Alaska
An old technology may play a role in the future of affordable energy in rural Alaska.
Ask a Climatologist: Should we be worried about methane hydrates on the sea floor?
Methane hydrates are clumps of gas entrapped in a water lattice on the ocean floor. Some scientists think of these hydrates as a ‘time bomb’ for climate change.
Scientists agree starvation killed hundreds of puffins, but did PSP play a role?
Scientists agree seabirds are a good indicators of overall ecosystem health, but they can’t agree on the cause of the Pribilof puffin die-off.
In Tyonek, celebration as a coal mining company backs down
Last week, PacRim Coal told state and federal regulatory agencies that it would no longer pursue permitting for the Chuitna coal mine.