U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar urging the department to quickly release a review schedule with real deadlines for Shell’s Exploration Plan for the Chukchi Sea in 2012. Begich commends Interior for last week’s announcement of new lease sales in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas as part of […]
Philadelphia, Pa. (November 14, 2011) – A hand and respiratory hygiene program including frequent use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer helps reduce illness caused by influenza A and missed school days in elementary school children, reports a study in the November issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published byLippincott Williams & Wilkins, […]
FAIRBANKS-A resolution was introduced to the Fairbanks City Council by Lloyd Hilling, and passed on a 4-1 vote on Monday. The resolution will urge the state to legalize the cultivation of industrial hemp. It also asked that the state petition the United States to constitutionally justify the ban currently in place on the plant or […]
NEW YORK-Citing "fire and health hazards," New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg ordered police to clear the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park. He stated that protesters can still gather there, but can no longer camp in the park. Of the over 220 people in the park at the time of the sweep, over 142 […]