Global Fishing Watch — a project developed by Google, Oceana, and SkyTruth — hopes to help everyone track the movement of commercial fishing vessels around the world.
Alaska's Energy Desk
Homer Electric makes bid to deregulate in upcoming vote
Residents across the Kenai Peninsula will soon vote on whether Homer Electric Association can operate without rate oversight from the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.
State calls a truce in Prudhoe Bay dispute
The Department of Natural Resources has approved the latest development plan for Prudhoe Bay, ending a stand-off that raised fears the Walker administration was threatening the leases at the site — potentially disrupting production at the state’s largest oil field.
Alaskans weigh in on this year’s smaller dividend check
This year’s dividend checks could have been about twice as much, but Walker vetoed half the money appropriated to dividends earlier this year while the state battles a $4 billion deficit. On Thursday, Alaska’s Energy Desk asked Alaskans how they felt about this year’s smaller dividends. Some people already knew to expect a change.
Meet the skeptics: Questions surround Walker’s gas line plan
Gov. Bill Walker is making the case that his new gas line plan will get the 800-mile pipeline off the drawing board and on to Alaskan soil. But it’s not hard to find skeptics who say Walker is just creating more paperwork.
Permanent Fund will not invest in oil tax credits
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. has rejected a proposal from Gov. Bill Walker’s administration to invest in state oil tax credits.