http://northern.org daily 1 2009-02-03T17:49:14Z http://northern.org/alaskan-action/alaska-legislature/house-bill-267-dalton-highway **Testimony will resume in the House Transportation Committee on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 1pm** House Bill 267, a bill to open the Dalton Highway corridor to snowmachines from October 1st through April 30th, is being heard in the Transportation Committee. Please make plans to attend the teleconference at your local Legislative Information Office and sign up to testify AGAINST the bill. No publisher laenne 2010-03-12T19:19:03Z Report http://northern.org/media-library/video/alaskan-voices-project/alaska-voices-project Our Alaskan Voices Project showcases Alaskans' support for protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. No publisher stacey 2010-03-10T20:57:58Z Page http://northern.org/media-library/document-archive/northern-line/2010/2010-spring-northern-line Vol. XXXII, No. 1 [2.3MB] No publisher laenne 2010-02-22T23:35:53Z Report http://northern.org/news/the-northern-center-joins-in-appeal-of-epa-dischrage-permit-for-the-red-dog-mine Together with Native Villages and another conservation organization the NAEC took a strong step to protect clean water in Alaska by joining an appeal of EPA's new discharge permit for the Red Dog Mine. No publisher brook 2010-02-16T23:48:55Z News Item http://northern.org/alaskan-action/alaska-legislature/senate-bill-220-the-alaska-sustainable-energy-act This bill combines several previously introduced bills into one, including: SB 121, SB 31, SB 150, SB 186, HB 196, SB 71, SB 132, and sets energy reduction and efficiency goals for Alaska. No publisher laenne 2010-01-25T21:11:03Z Report http://northern.org/alaskan-action/fairbanks-initiatives/air-quality-action-committee A local working group, the Fairbanks Area Wood Smoke Local Action Committee (FAWSLAC), produced a draft proposal to improve woodburning efficiency, reduce PM 2.5 emissions, and minimize regulatory intervention and presented it to Mayor Hopkins and the Pollution Control Commission and members of the Borough Assembly and met with rave reviews and are now working with the Borough Administration to develop and implement a broad-based wood burning education program and a voluntary wood stove change-out program that will hopefully include both cash and tax relief incentives. No publisher laenne 2010-01-23T01:53:27Z Report http://northern.org/news/states-certification-of-red-dog-discharge-permit-appealed To protect Alaska's water resources, the Northern Center joined with several individuals and groups to appeal the State's recent certification of the discharge permit for the Red Dog Mine. No publisher brook 2010-01-15T01:39:46Z News Item http://northern.org/news/lawsuit-filed-over-coal-dust-near-seward Two environmental groups are going to court to try and force the Alaska Railroad and an energy company to clean up the coal dust problem dirtying a scenic tourist town. The lawsuit alleges that the state-owned railroad and Aurora Energy Services in Seward are violating the federal Clean Water Act by allowing coal chunks to fall into Resurrection Bay and allowing coal dust to settle on the water. No publisher jessie 2010-01-08T19:33:15Z News Item http://northern.org/climate-change/things-you-can-do/saving-money-after-the-retrofit-1 Learn about the 2008 energy retrofit and check out our savings! No publisher stacey 2010-01-08T00:01:09Z Report http://northern.org/events/thursday-january-28-northern-voices-2013-tribute-to-marjorie-cole A tribute to author and poetess Marjorie Cole, featuring poetry and excerpts from her writings read by friends and fans. No publisher laenne 2010-01-05T19:37:19Z Event http://northern.org/double-trouble-for-polar-bears-new-report-on-threats-of-melting-arctic-sea-ice-and-offshore-oil-development The combination of near-record Arctic sea-ice loss and continued development of oil and gas in proposed polar bear critical habitat spells double trouble for Alaska’s polar bears, according to a new report issued by the National Wildlife Federation and the Northern Alaska Environmental Center. Mapping out recently proposed polar bear critical habitat relative to approved offshore oil development and recent trends in sea-ice decline, Double Trouble: Melting Arctic Sea Ice and Offshore Oil Development highlights the multiple threats facing polar bears in Alaska. To read the full report and download hi-resolution versions of the maps, visit www.nwf.org/polarbearreport. No publisher pam 2009-12-30T19:56:29Z News Item http://northern.org/beaufort-sea-drilling-plans-challenged NAEC joined with Native Village of Point Hope, Alaska Native, and other conservation groups to call for a timeout on oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean’s Beaufort Sea today, filing a legal challenge against Shell Oil’s permit to drill in the region next summer. The approved oil wells are in the migration pathway of endangered bowhead whales and close to the sensitive Arctic National Wildlife Refuge with important on-shore denning habitat for threatened polar bears. No publisher pam 2009-12-15T21:47:17Z News Item http://northern.org/copy_of_alaskan-voices-project-form The Alaskan Voices project consists of a series of short written testaments by Alaskan residents explaining why protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge permanently as wilderness is important to them. The written submissions will be combined with video interviews and posted on our website as well as www.youtube.com. No publisher jenna 2009-08-28T18:09:23Z Form Folder http://northern.org/celebrate-earth-day Join us in saving fuel and money at the same time you reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Properly inflated tires could save Americans 4 million gallons of gas daily. So pump 'em up! No publisher pam 2009-08-07T20:20:36Z News Item http://northern.org/news/pamela-a.-miller-wins-conservation-leadership-award Northern Center's Arctic Program Director recognized for a career of environmental activism. No publisher laenne 2009-07-25T17:48:13Z News Item