With the Bering Sea King Crab season set to open in just four days, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today met with Captain Keith Colburn, of the popular Discovery Channel Show “The Deadliest Catch,†to discuss the devastating effect the government shutdown could have on the Alaska crab industry.
In an effort to ascertain if any laws were violated in the raids carried out by federal and state authorities at the mining area of Forty-Mile, Alaska's Governor Sean Parnell has appointed Anchorage attorney Brent Cole as special counsel to investigate the incident.
After more than 20 locations were evaluated, based on conditions related to the environment, socioeconomics, cost, and other project and technical issues, ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhillips and TransCanada have selected a site in the Nikiski area on the Kenai Peninsula as the lead site for the proposed Alaska LNG project’s natural gas liquefaction plant and terminal.
After more than 20 locations were evaluated, based on conditions related to the environment, socioeconomics, cost, and other project and technical issues, ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhillips and TransCanada have selected a site in the Nikiski area on the Kenai Peninsula as the lead site for the proposed Alaska LNG project’s natural gas liquefaction plant and terminal.