Today in the global fishing business: The two biggest, young stars in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race hookup with a Norwegian sponsor which built its business on producing food for fish […]
Farmers’ success
Unofficially official
For the fourth time this decade – but only the eighth time in the 134-year history of Alaska commercial salmon harvests – the catch has topped 200 million. The Alaska Department of […]
Burn, burn, burn
A long way from a record, the Alaska fire season is winding down at last with the long-term consequences far from clear. The good news is no one died, although a number […]
Alaska’s bounty
For the fourth time this decade – but only the eighth time in the state’s 60-year history – Alaska is on the cusp of posting another salmon harvest at or above the […]
Sea change
Across the remote, nearly 1 million square miles of water stretching north and south of the Arctic boundary between the U.S. and Russia, a monumental ecological shift powered by rising water temperatures […]
Parting ways
As reported here yesterday, it’s now official: Iron Dog snowmachine champ Todd Palin has filed for divorce from wife Sarah, the former half-term Alaska governor who leveraged a failed national bid for […]
TMP v. SLP
A certain TMP has filed for divorce from a certain SLP in the Anchorage Superior Court. The initialized filing was unusual enough that some court watchers took note. Not only are the […]
Salmon bounty
For the fourth time in the last six years, Alaska is on the verge of recording a season-long salmon harvest at or above 200 million fish. Harvests of this size have happened […]
Warmer, wetter
The month of September has only begun, but so far the U.S. Climate Prediction Center has hit the bullseye – warmer, as it has been all summer, and wetter, hopefully marking the […]
Patagonia attacks
“Sled Dogs” meet “Artifishal,” the latest film seeking to document the evil humans do in the quest for profit, glory and/or the noble aim of making the world better. “Sleds Dogs” was […]
