tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113868502024-03-14T02:08:45.970-08:00alaska politics exposedAudio and video blog archive from Alaska...snippets of Alaska politics affecting rural issues and trends collected by the people who live in Alaska. alaska rural education culture sport politics vlog blog weblog video audio vodcasting podcastingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-2132729122390891282011-08-10T11:20:00.000-08:002011-08-10T11:20:09.401-08:00Wind Farms: Part of the rural energy solutionWind Farms: Part of the rural energy solutionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-44683238099612292382010-02-18T15:42:00.002-09:002010-02-18T15:43:55.612-09:00Rural Alaskans Left in the ColdFair Is Fair: PURPA, Feed-In Tariffs and Other Naughty WordsDan FinkBy Dan FinkOn and Off the GridPublished Jan. 17, 2010Just reading the acronym "PURPA" still sends chills down the spines of some utility company executives. It has terrified them since 1978, when President Jimmy Carter hatched the Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act and Congress passed it. Carter called the energy crisis “a Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-68046084736143970792009-08-01T13:32:00.002-08:002009-08-01T13:36:38.649-08:00NYT Hensley on PalinJuly 25, 2009Op-Ed ContributorIn Alaska, Qiviters Never WinBy WILLIAM L. IGGIAGRUK HENSLEYAnchorageTEN thousand summers have come and gone here in Alaska and the village people are already preparing for another cold winter by drying and smoking salmon, rendering seal oil and drying the meat and hoping for a bountiful berry season. In the meantime, our governor has called it quits 18 months beforeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-38024322353208390212009-04-27T20:23:00.006-08:002009-05-01T09:56:28.350-08:00To 'Eskimo' or NOT TO 'Eskimo'THAT is the question! Video from New Zealand depicts some of the cultural differences.http://www.youtube.com/user/QayaqCanadian Inuit woman at centre of tempest for denouncing name of New Zealand treatApril 23, 2009Petti FongWestern Canada Bureau ChiefVANCOUVER–By her own calculation, Canadian tourist Seeka Lee Veevee Parsons is one unpopular woman in New Zealand right now –just because of what Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-11987294543602143922009-04-18T09:47:00.001-08:002009-04-18T09:49:48.552-08:00Zulkosky Goes to Begich...Bethel mayor to resign to work for Begich Posted by thevillage Posted: April 13, 2009 - 12:47 pm Sen. Mark Begich just announced that he’s hired Bethel city mayor Tiffany Zulkosky as his rural director. Zulkosky, who has been mayor since October, will resign from the job to join Begich’s team, the announcement says. The news came as a surprise to Bethel city clerk Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-33375491209897264192009-02-17T17:52:00.003-09:002009-02-17T18:01:28.693-09:00Rosenfeld Announces CandidacyOpposition to Governor Palin - Rob Rosenfeld announces his candidacy for Governor of AlaskaRob Rosenfeld, a long time spokesperson for social, economic, and rural issues, has formally announced his campaign for Governor on Channel 2 KTUU TV on Friday, February 6th, 2009.Rosenfeld is a long term political strategist, facilitator, community development worker, rural advocate, soccer player and Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-24071789171951328562008-11-21T14:46:00.000-09:002008-11-21T14:47:55.144-09:00Stevens' Farewell SpeechSen. Ted Stevens ended his four-decade congressional career today, ushered out by his Senate colleagues with a dignity not shown by jurors in his corruption trial or by the voters in Alaska who declined to return him to Washington for an eighth term.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-26357387298015801922007-11-16T14:32:00.001-09:002009-03-23T15:18:42.636-08:00Alaska Gas PricesEconomyAlaska Towns Freeze Gas Pricesby Angela Denning-BarnesListen Now [4 min 30 sec...link to NPR]Morning Edition, November 16, 2007 · Gas prices in Bethel, Alaska, a remote bush town, range from $5 to $7 a gallon. The only saving grace for residents there and in many of the remote towns in western Alaska is that gas prices aren't going up. They were locked in during the fall when an entire Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-73036414456387129202007-08-22T00:40:00.000-08:002007-08-22T10:38:17.489-08:00Yukon Healing Journey - YRITWCYukon River Healing Journey to Begin on June 22 Opening Ceremony Hosted by Tr’ondek Hwech’in First Nation in Moosehide, Yukon Territory1,500 mile canoe journey aims to unite cultures, protect environment, and address climate change concerns.LINK TO: YRITWC HOME/WEB PAGEAt 1 pm on June 22, 2007, the Tr’ondek Hwech’in First Nation will host opening ceremonies at Moosehide, Yukon Territory, to Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-62698883655858602282006-11-25T12:30:00.000-09:002006-11-26T10:08:57.873-09:00Food for ThoughtPosted on November 23, 2006, Printed on November 25, 2006http://www.alternet.org/story/44661/ One indication of moral progress in the United States would be the replacement of Thanksgiving Day and its self-indulgent family feasting with a National Day of Atonement accompanied by a self-reflective collective fasting.In fact, indigenous people have offered such a model; since 1970 they have Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-1153981448926234522006-07-26T22:23:00.000-08:002006-07-26T22:30:23.850-08:00Save the InternetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-1148322680448590842006-05-22T10:23:00.000-08:002006-05-22T10:31:20.463-08:00Much at Stake! Global Warming in the YK DeltaMuch at Stake...Global Warming in the YK DeltaDear Friends,In the monthly report I sent you earlier today, I promised to forward the attached maps that show how many communities and how much critical habitat near Bethel and Kotzebue are underwater if either:Sea level from global warming rises 4 meters (13 feet), orSea level from global warming rises 1 meter, and you combine that with 3 meter Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-1147728352112818382006-05-15T12:58:00.001-08:002009-03-23T14:32:02.929-08:00Tooth and Nail, Pt. 1: Battle over legality of dental therapists continuesTooth and Nail, Pt. 1: Battle over legality of dental therapists continuesREPOSTED FROM KTUU: Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - by Rhonda McBride<a href="http://d2.mediastreamnetworks.com/videohost.asp?sss=d2&ssvn=13613&ssun=alaska_exposed&ssvs=Large&sspc=6&ssps=3&ssvw=320&ssvh=253"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-1145600994244791682006-04-20T22:22:00.000-08:002006-05-15T15:37:19.996-08:00Alaska and Hawaii Nations ChallengeLink to shadow reporthttp://www.aitc.org/news.htmUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-1130269722805204132005-10-25T11:14:00.000-08:002005-10-25T11:48:42.830-08:00Alaskans can learn from PETAEvery Alaskan has been affected by the PETA. Their radical approach to influencing the minds and opinions of the masses is far-reaching. The progressive animal rights organization has a ruthless approach for getting coverage in the mass media -- with enviable results. Rural Alaskans (Native and Non-native alike) can learn allot from PETA's approach to politicizing their interests and opinions. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386850.post-1128997823137187082005-10-10T18:23:00.000-08:002005-10-10T18:52:45.373-08:00Ya' Gotta Start SomewhereThis is the first alaska politics exposed posting...Why not start with tribal sovereignty...and often misrepresented and mistaken concept affecting all tribal people in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska.Click to view our fearless leader expound on the intracacies of Tribal Sovereignty.Links:A Primer on Alaska Native Sovereignty...lots of links". By Douglas K. Mertz. Juneau: Law Offices Unknownnoreply@blogger.com