Alaska.....back for some more pictures and some news

And it gets colder as you head up the Coast to where the glaciers are

 Which means the smart photographer/visitor is bundled up for this part

                        

So, what is new now in Alaska? We got to the Huffington Post stories and blogs..

Trip to the Arctic Refuge Reveals How Far Oil Industry Will Go to Drill Pristine Landscapes

Frances Beinecke

President, Natural Resources Defense Council

We have successfully beaten back every attempt to exploit the refuge, but that doesn't mean the fight is over. The oil and gas industry is still trying to claim these public lands.

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'Green News Report' - August 6, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Co-hosts of the radio's nationally syndicated 'Green News Report'

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport FACEBOOK: Green News Report The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S ...

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Living Road: Runners on Road for Life

Michael Sean Comerford

Journalist and writer

So much of my time hitchhiking, I think of roads. Of Patch workers on ice roads. Of roadside running caribou. Of traveling carnival convoys. Of runners in love living their dream lives on the road. There's a lot of living on the road and some rides go far.

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Climate Change This Week: Continuous Clean Energy, Sultry Siberia, and More!

Mary Ellen Harte

Biologist and author

Intermittency Of Renewables Is Shrinking reports Zachary Shahan at CleanTechnica. Solar thermal can be designed to be continuous, off-shore wind has l...

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Former NFL Player Considers Run For Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska

AlaskaDispatch.com

Alaska's best news and opinion

Standing 6-foot-6 six and weighing nearly 300 pounds, Mao Tosi is hard to miss, even in a crowd. The former NFL defensive end is perhaps one of the ci...

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The First-Timer's Guide to Cruising in Alaska

Viator

Tours and activities around the world

Alaska is sometimes thought of as America's last frontier, with the state's rugged mountains covering huge amounts of land, much of it largely untouched by humans. An Alaskin cruise brings passengers alongside wildlife and glaciers with panoramic views from the ship's deck.

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Decreasing Ice, Increasing Risk: The New World of Arctic Tourism

C.B. Bernard

Author, "Chasing Alaska: A Portrait of the Last Frontier Then and Now"

The combined effects of technology, development, industry, and tourism continue to shrink the world, and we're losing wild places all the time -- but as humans, we're still drawn to them. As we're forced farther and farther afield "to get away from it all," as they were doing, the risk grows.

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Best Road Trips: Iconic American Drives Worth the Gas Money

Conde Nast Traveler

CondeNastTraveler.com

With the price of gas trending downward, there's no better time to jump in the car, put the top down, and head out for a drive. Here, we have 10 itineraries for some of the country's most classic road trips.

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Bristol Bay: NRDC's Reynolds Discusses EPA's Watershed Assessment

Joel Reynolds

Western Director and Senior attorney, NRDC, Los Angeles

EPA just concluded a 60-day public comment period, and the vast majority of people asked EPA to protect Bristol Bay from Pebble Mine. NRDC members and activists alone sent over 267,000 petitions to the agency.

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Hitching the Patch: Cree Carny on Fights, Women & Childhood

Michael Sean Comerford

Journalist and writer

Hitchhiking the Northern Rockies "Oil Patch" region yesterday, I was picked up by an old Cree Indian with carny stories of the bygone era of his youth.

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Alaska Officials Continue to Push Dead-end Proposal for Development in the Arctic Refuge

Cindy Shogan

Executive director, Alaska Wilderness League

No $50 million offer can undo more than 50 years of conservation history. We thank Secretary Jewell and the Interior Department for rejecting the Parnell proposal and upholding the Obama administration's commitment to keep drilling in the Refuge "off the table."

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Climate Change This Week: Vote Says O, Climate Cooks Cattle, and More!

Mary Ellen Harte

Biologist and author

*** Full Disclosure: NOBODY pays me anything to write this column - I'm a masochist! *** Acid Oceans Threaten Billion $ Oyster Biz reports Tim Radfo...

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Ugly and Apache: "That's What Makes Us Stabbing Hobos"

Michael Sean Comerford

Journalist and writer

Ugly and Apache walk the on-ramp up to me with their pit bull Molly the Dog on the end of a rope, Molly by far the cleanest.

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The World's Best Summertime Destinations

Gogobot

Fireworks displays, Slip 'N Slides and soft serve ice cream: summer's here. Check out the best seasonal destinations.

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I Pause for Moose

Deborah Schoeberlein

Author, 'Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness'

I'm in Alaska, where the moose are plentiful and the driving is somewhat stop and go. Once stopped, there's not a lot you can do but gape at the sight of the moose (they're huge) and snap some pictures (assuming your camera is primed). But later, there's time for reflection on the lessons learned from moose.

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Self-inflicted Wounds: New Alaska Laws Reject Statehood

John Aronno

Managing editor, Alaska Commons

The signing of these bills into law is the closest any state has come to seceding. One resolution went so far as to urge the federal government to "recede." We have officially adopted laws asserting autonomy and authority over the union of which we are a part, to which we pledge allegiance to.

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