Most popular news stories as ranked by readers of Yahoo! News: "Exxon Sees Record Profits for Any U.S. Co. AP - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago Sent 900 times
DALLAS - Exxon Mobil Corp. posted record profits for any U.S. company on Monday — $10.71 billion for the fourth quarter and $36.13 billion for the year — "
HOLY COWS!
Monday, January 30, 2006
Sunday, January 29, 2006
- Sinequanon's Journal - :: Exxon Valdez: Trying to Erase Judgement ::
- Sinequanon's Journal - :: Exxon Valdez: Trying to Erase Judgement ::: "Bill Scheer of Valdez, Alaska, is covered in crude oil while working to clean a beach after the Exxon Valdez oil spill at Prince William Sound on April 13, 1989.
Sixteen years later, Exxon Mobil is still trying to get out of paying a judgement against them regarding the Exxon Valdez disaster that dumped a shipload of oil all over the coast of Alaska. The results of that environmental spill killed millions of sea and land wildlife and devastated the ecosystem. It also harmed Alaska’s economy."
Sixteen years later, Exxon Mobil is still trying to get out of paying a judgement against them regarding the Exxon Valdez disaster that dumped a shipload of oil all over the coast of Alaska. The results of that environmental spill killed millions of sea and land wildlife and devastated the ecosystem. It also harmed Alaska’s economy."
Idiotarod January 28, 2006
Idiotarod January 28, 2006: "The Iditarod is the famous long-distance race in which yelping dogs tow a sled across Alaska. Our Idiotarod is pretty much the same thing, except that instead of dogs, it's people, instead of sleds, it's shopping carts, and instead of Alaska it's New York City."
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Local Hero Marcus Fuller
Local Hero Marcus Fuller: "Local Hero Marcus Fuller
Submitted by Travis Andersen
Read this article about our Valdez friend, Marcus Fuller. He is an incredible guy. Last I heard he was in China studying chinese medicine and stuff. I got to know him on the slopes of thompson pass outside Valdez, Alaska in the land of the Chugach Mountain Kings. He would travel around but generally showed up for fishing in Prince William Sound and then again in the Spring for some skiing.
He is a man of many talents and friendly as you wouldn't believe. Here is some of his artwork and sundries.
http://www.alaskagold.com/marcus
Submitted by Travis Andersen
I first came across Marcus Fuller by accident years ago on the ridge at Bridger Bowl. I was setting up to shoot a friend of mine who was going to ski a particular hidden, tight, technical chute. I was in position and waiting when Marcus suddenly appeared at the top of the line. He had no idea anybody was going to be there, especially with a camera, and was just skiing a line for his own pure satisfaction. He shredded the line, before my buddy and skied off laughing and hooting."
Read this article about our Valdez friend, Marcus Fuller. He is an incredible guy. Last I heard he was in China studying chinese medicine and stuff. I got to know him on the slopes of thompson pass outside Valdez, Alaska in the land of the Chugach Mountain Kings. He would travel around but generally showed up for fishing in Prince William Sound and then again in the Spring for some skiing.
He is a man of many talents and friendly as you wouldn't believe. Here is some of his artwork and sundries.
http://www.alaskagold.com/marcus
HeraldNet: Iditarod champion fighting leukemia
HeraldNet: Iditarod champion fighting leukemia: "Iditarod champion fighting leukemia
More Stories about Susan Butcher
Susan Butcher on Google News
By Mary Pembertonread more...
Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Iditarod champion Susan Butcher is taking orders from her doctors these days in her fight with leukemia but there's no doubt who is in charge - the same woman who used an ax to fend off a crazed moose on the Iditarod Trail."
More Stories about Susan Butcher
Susan Butcher on Google News
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
The Swift Report: Campaign Urges Tourists to Visit Alaska 'B4ITMELTS'
The Swift Report: Campaign Urges Tourists to Visit Alaska 'B4ITMELTS': "Campaign Urges Tourists to Visit Alaska 'B4ITMELTS'
B4itmelts_1A new campaign to promote tourism to Alaska is reminding would-be travelers that if they plan to visit the 49th state, they'd better do so before it is swallowed up by the ocean. High-profile ads being displayed in Seattle, Los Angeles and Minneapolis feature a picture of a classic Alaska license plate and an irresistible vanity message: 'Alaska B4ITMELTS'
By Cole Walters
A state once known for arctic tundra gets a tropical makeover"
B4itmelts_1A new campaign to promote tourism to Alaska is reminding would-be travelers that if they plan to visit the 49th state, they'd better do so before it is swallowed up by the ocean. High-profile ads being displayed in Seattle, Los Angeles and Minneapolis feature a picture of a classic Alaska license plate and an irresistible vanity message: 'Alaska B4ITMELTS'
By Cole Walters
A state once known for arctic tundra gets a tropical makeover"
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
adn.com | alaska : Avalanche claims backcountry skier
adn.com | alaska : Avalanche claims backcountry skier: "Avalanche claims backcountry skier
I'm saddened to hear this news. I worked with Joel in McCarthy in the Summer of '98. And I saw him on occasion when we both lived in Anchorage. It's a tragic story.
from his hometown paper:
Here is a picture of the avalanche.
From the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center
GIRDWOOD: Joel Schihl died, a friend was not injured descending Raggedtop.
By MEGAN HOLLAND
Anchorage Daily News
Published: January 4, 2006
An avalanche near Girdwood killed one experienced backcountry skier while his partner escaped uninjured Tuesday afternoon, Alaska State Troopers said.
Joel Schihl, 30, died when a sheet of snow 100 feet across collapsed under his skis, tumbling him 1,600 feet down Raggedtop Mountain and burying him in 5 feet of snow. Friend Bradley Cosgrove, 28, was able to avoid getting trapped and was not injured, troopers said."
I'm saddened to hear this news. I worked with Joel in McCarthy in the Summer of '98. And I saw him on occasion when we both lived in Anchorage. It's a tragic story.
from his hometown paper:
Joel Schihl grew up in the Charlestown Lakes section of Virginia Beach and graduated from Tallwood High School.
He attended the University of Alaska Anchorage where he met his wife, Jeannie. They got married this summer, and were expecting their first child.
Joel Schihl cooked in a restaurant owned by his wife’s family in Anchorage, but his father said he spent as much time as possible outdoors.
“He would go skiing in the morning, then go work in the restaurant,’’ Schihl said. “He died doing what he loved.’’
Here is a picture of the avalanche.
From the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Alaskan Edge - Surfing in Yakutat
Alaskan Edge: "Alaskan Edge
by
Jake Howard
1778 was a busy year for Captain James Cook. Early on in the year the English explorer became the first European to discover the paradise that is Hawaii, and his shipmates were the first to write about the thriving surf culture that already existed there. What’s lesser known, however, is that from there Cook and crew sailed north, where they spent the better part of a year mapping the coast of Alaska. Two very different places in most regards (although some native Alaskan tribes believe their ancestors migrated from Hawaii) but there’s one thing the two very unique states have in common: the spirit of aloha. Back in 1993 Alaska was featured on the cover of SURFER magazine. In Dave Parmenter’s acclaimed piece, The Land Duke Forgot we learned that while Duke may have passed this place up on his whirlwind tours, his spirit most assuredly has taken residence. Granted, the stereotypical surf image is a bit skewed up in the northern reaches, but the stoke is the same."
Also check out the Yakutat surf shop - for all your Alaskan Surfing needs.
by
Jake Howard
1778 was a busy year for Captain James Cook. Early on in the year the English explorer became the first European to discover the paradise that is Hawaii, and his shipmates were the first to write about the thriving surf culture that already existed there. What’s lesser known, however, is that from there Cook and crew sailed north, where they spent the better part of a year mapping the coast of Alaska. Two very different places in most regards (although some native Alaskan tribes believe their ancestors migrated from Hawaii) but there’s one thing the two very unique states have in common: the spirit of aloha. Back in 1993 Alaska was featured on the cover of SURFER magazine. In Dave Parmenter’s acclaimed piece, The Land Duke Forgot we learned that while Duke may have passed this place up on his whirlwind tours, his spirit most assuredly has taken residence. Granted, the stereotypical surf image is a bit skewed up in the northern reaches, but the stoke is the same."
Also check out the Yakutat surf shop - for all your Alaskan Surfing needs.
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