One Juneau couple is whipping up a recipe to make local kelp an enticing business and snack. They’re part of a growing number of startups that see Alaska seaweed as a marketable food.
Alaska's Energy Desk
State hopes environmental monitoring will clear up unknowns about Cook Inlet gas leak
State regulators have given preliminary approval to Hilcorp’s plan to monitor the environmental impacts of the gas leak in Cook Inlet.
Steller Watch lets anyone with internet access play wildlife biologist
Bogged down with nearly half a million pictures, scientists are turning to the public for help. They’re asking citizen scientists to click through pictures and indicate if they see Steller sea lions.
Ask a Climatologist: The sun is back and so is winter melt
Even when it’s below freezing, direct sunlight works to melt some snow and ice in Alaska in March.
Harvard class assignment: solve rural Alaska’s fossil fuel woes
What do Harvard University and Alaska villages have in common? At first glance, not much. But a team of students visited the state as part of a project that’s looking to reduce usage of fossil fuels specifically in rural Alaska.
Climate bill faces tough sledding in Alaska legislature
Two Anchorage Democrats have introduced a bill to create a statewide commission on climate change. But even its authors doubt the bill has much of a chance this session.