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Sarah Palin's Public Farewell Barbeque
Sarah Palin formally stepped down as the Governer of Alaska 18 months before the end of her term at a public barbeque in Pioneer Park, Fairbanks Alaska where 5,000 people had gathered. Palin made an impassioned... Pictures from Fairbanks,Alaska
I received pictures this morning from family in Fairbanks Alaska. There are only a few but they are beautiful. Some taken off the back porch at sunrise. Some with Moose tracks through out the back yard. I've also... Wedding Held in Alaskan Ice Chapel Christmas Day 2008
As published in the Boston Herald, Michael and Sigret Cook, were married on Christmas Day in a 20 minute ceremony in a ice chapel built for that event. The couple, Michael Cook and Sigret Ball, met over the... Palin urges Obama to seek closer ties with Canada
Governor Sarah Palin spoke to CTV's Canada Am from Fairbanks Alaska today, just after signing the deal with TransCanada pipeline. She's granted the company US$500 million to plan the pipeline, with... The Larch in Season
The Larch might be seen as an evergreen tree, but it drops its needles each fall. Native to the taiga, widespread although not the most common tree, the fall brings the change of color from green to... Aurora Over Alaska 19 Sept 2008
19 Sept 2008. 2 AM. Auroral activity was moderate, the moon was waning gibbous, a few stars were visible. Exposure 15 seconds, f3, 14mm. Palin is "Wrong" on Alaska's energy supply to U.S.
"Energetically WrongSeptember 12, 2008Palin says Alaska supplies 20 percent of U.S. energy. Not true. Not even close.SummaryPalin claims Alaska "produces nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy."...
created by iraqivetwifeforchange | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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637 views | 28 recommendations | 18 comments
Gov Sarah Palin Returns to Alaska--Rally
The Governor's campaign ride arrived about 7:30, two hours behind schedule at the Alaska AeroFuel hangar, Sadler Plaza. The crowd of 3000+ had been there starting about 4:30 and was still enthusiastic. About 70... Trumpeter Swans with Cygnets at a wild habitat in Fairbanks
Outside Fairbanks, in a remote lake I noticed two adult swans and two juveniles in the water. Latter, I learned that the swans were Trumpeter Swans which were in the brink of extinction due to heavy hunting. Now... Two Republicans endorse Obama
Two Republicans, one a former representative from Iowa and the other a former Alaska legislator, have come out and publicly supported the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama."Barack Obama likes to talk about...Global warning: Melting ice threatens Arctic foxes
Some more wildlife animals are on the brink of extinction because of global warming. "Polar bears may not be the only Arctic wildlife threatened by global warming. Scientists have discovered that Arctic foxes also struggle as the ice disappears because they rely on the... A Storehouse of Greenhouse Gases Is Opening in Sibera
"In the permafrost bottom of the 200-meter-deep sea, enormous stores of gas hydrates lie dormant in mighty frozen layers of sediment. The carbon content of the ice-and-methane mixture here is estimated at 540 billion tons. "This submarine hydrate was considered stable until... Fairbanks-To-Vancouver Along The Alaska Highway: Toyota Fuel-Cell Logs 2300 M...
Fuel Cell technology has come a long way recently and should be a major player in the "green" vehicle market within the next few years. Although ethanol is promising, there are issues with it such as creating...
created by ifindtrends | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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1531 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
The Early Decision Bird Gets the Worm
In the spring of 2002, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill threw down the gauntlet to other nationally ranked universities. They would drop binding early decision (ED), in which an applicant agrees... Tracing Marijuana Back to its Pot
Chemists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are using advanced chemical analyses to help pin point the source of marijuana confiscated in the coming years. The method they are currently developing relies...
created by ScienceDave | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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448 views | 20 recommendations | 5 comments
