Open Thread: What a 9.0 Earthquake Sounded Like in Alaska plus a Friday Summary of Events
National Oceanic and Aeronautics Organization (NOAA) does regular scientific research all over Alaska but especially in the wildlife and Arctic areas. They frequently use sophisticated underwater recording equipment to gather information on marine mammals: However, on March 11, 2011 off of the coast of the Aleutian Islands, they happened to catch the sound of something [...]
Voices from the Flats – Truth and Consequences on the Last Frontier
Professor Rick Steiner who, since before the Exxon Valdez disaster has been known as a critic of the oil industry and a defender of marine conservation, has resigned from the University of Alaska. The university had stripped him of a NOAA grant because of his outspoken opposition to offshore oil development in the Bristol Bay [...]
U of A Professor Loses Federal Grant Money for Being Too Mavericky.
The first time I heard Univeristy of Alaska professor Rick Steiner speak was in 2006. He gave a brilliant and passionate presentation entitled “War and the Environment,” and was preparing to travel to the Niger Delta to participate in a damage assessment of the world’s most severely petroleum-impacted ecosystem. Whatever area of the brain houses the little part [...]
