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Posted on July 4 at 3:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Maybe there is a reason the Susina Dam has not been built. Building dams on glacial rivers is a ridiculous idea. The silt load would fill up the dam in no time.
On Harris, Whitaker call for multibillion-dollar action on Alaska energy plan
Posted on July 3 at 6:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"The payments - which are legal under federal law as long as they are associated with the candidate's official duties"
Then I guess corruption is part of the job description.
On Alaska Rep. Young taps campaign fund to pay aide's lawyers
Posted on July 3 at 6:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"He is also seeking protection from oil market speculation, which he said is largely responsible for the high prices Americans are paying at the pump."
So pass legislation to stop the speculation and leave ANWR intact. That will be the most immediate solution to high energy costs. We do not have an oil shortage. If we did, we would be waiting in line at the pumps and be rationing oil and gas. Speculators should be prosecuted for what they have done to the nation's economy, along with President Bush. We can thnak George and his gang for letting a handful of people get rich at the expense of the entire nation.
Posted on July 1 at 4:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Nightshade,
Put your crack pipe away and try writing something coherent.
On MAST Army helicopter rescue program comes to an end prior to unit’s deployment
Posted on June 30 at 5:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Okay Joe. So you have an agenda. But it doesn't seem to have much to do with homelessness. Selling raw land outside of the city won't make homes any more affordable to those without the means to pay for the land or the cost of building a house or the cost of buying transportation to drive to and from that raw land.
Posted on June 29 at 6:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Aidey,
I'm sorry. I mis-read your comments. :)
On Prescribed burn rained out despite local, national coverage
Posted on June 29 at 6:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Moondoggie,
If you start a wildfire, I hope you have the resources to pay for the fire fighting costs. Your selfishness could cost people their homes. If you feel so strongly about blowing off fireworks, maybe you shouldn't live in a place so prone to burning up. I had neighbors like you once, and they insisted on igniting fireworks even though there was a red flag warning and a ban on using them. I had to threaten to report them before they stopped endangering the neighborhood.
Posted on June 29 at 3:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sean,
I apologize if your comment was meant sarcastically.
Posted on June 29 at 3:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Aidey,
You are right in saying that rain doesn't put out fires. However, the researchers in this case are trying to start a fire--different scenario. Also, the researchers want to emulate a typical fire in the interior, meaning they want hot, dry weather so they get a fire that burns the fuels, not just smolder. A smoldering fire won't give much insight as to the effectiveness of the various fuel reduction treatments.
James,
Letting a fire burn itself out is not a suppression tactic--there is no fire suppression in that case. Fires that occur in areas not designated for full suppression can get so large that there is no way to suppress them. The only option is to let them burn themselves out. But, again, this is not the same as fire suppression.
This project has nothing to do with down time and free money, and everything to do with trying to address a very serious problem in a fire-prone ecosystem. The researchers of this project have been trying to light these fires for a couple of years now. And federally funded projects are not free. They typically require 50% non-federal matching funds. That means that the agencies involved with this project felt that it was important enough to contribute their limited program funds as matching funds.
The problem of increasing severity of wildfires across the West and in Alaska is strapping the fire fighting agencies, in terms of both people power and funds. Projects like this may make the difference between people keeping and losing their homes when fire fighters are not available to save the day.
Mike,
Harvesting the wood would defeat the purpose of the project. You can't conduct an experimental burn to figure out the effectiveness of various fuel reduction techniques if there are no trees to burn because they have been harvested. There are other research projects being conducted in the interior where folks are investigating ways to use wood to produce energy while also considering ways to minimize wildfire hazards.
On Prescribed burn rained out despite local, national coverage
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Posted on July 4 at 3:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Here. Here.
On Fairbanks city officials verify fluoride initiative sponsors