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• Lt. Gov. Mallott talks Arctic policy, climate change during Nome visit

  06-10-2017 23:29 via ktoo.org
  Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott steps offstage after giving his opening speech to those gathered at Kawerak’s Leadership Summit. (Photo by Gabe Colombo/KNOM)
  Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott and Gov. Bill Walker’s administration has taken steps recently toward a climate change action plan.
  Just this week, Mallott was in Nome for Kawerak’s Leadership Summit, but also, he says, to discuss Arctic policy.
  “During the prior federal administration, the Obama administration, wha
  
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• Newscast — Friday, Oct. 6, 2017

  06-10-2017 22:58 via ktoo.org
  
  
  https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/10/171006midday-newscast.mp3In this newscast:
  First responders testify at Christopher Strawn murder trial
  New scientific study outlines worst-case scenarios for tsunamis in Juneau
  Alex Kotlarsz performs in KTOO Red Carpet Concert Series
  
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• First responders begin testimony in homicide trial

  06-10-2017 22:50 via ktoo.org
  Christopher Strawn listens to a 911 call playback during his trial Oct. 5, 2017, in Juneau Superior Court. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
  Friday’s proceedings in the Christopher Strawn trial were limited to only a few hours because of court staff scheduling issues.
  Capital City Fire/Rescue paramedic Paul Kelly testified about responding to trailer C-16 in the Kodzoff Acres Trailer Park in October 2015.
  Kelly was called as a first responder to help someone suffering from a possible gunshot wou
  
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• Pebble shows first glance at its new mine plans

  06-10-2017 22:38 via ktoo.org
  
  
  A visual depiction of where Pebble will file a permit for 20 year mining permit to operate. This slide is one of more than 100 that Pebble is using to present an overview of their new plans. (Photo courtesy Pebble Limited Partnership)
  Pebble CEO Tom Collier began the roll out of Pebble mine’s new design early Thursday morning in Anchorage.
  The company is focusing on a much smaller footprint in the Pebble West deposit only.
  http://media.aprn.org/2017/ann-20171005-01.mp3“We set as a go
  
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• Jury seated in Strawn retrial, dispatcher testifies about initial 911 call

  06-10-2017 19:46 via ktoo.org
  Dispatcher Erika Johnson testifies Friday during the Christopher Strawn retrial. She describes taking a 911 call from Tiffany Johnson regarding the death of her friend Brandon Cook in October 2015. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
  A jury has finally been seated, a singular opening statement made, and the first witness has testified in the Christopher Strawn homicide trial.
  After nearly four days of prospective juror interviews, a jury of seven women and seven men was seated Thursday. Two jurors will
  
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• Video: Red Carpet Concert with Alex Kotlarsz

  06-10-2017 04:34 via ktoo.org
  Alex Kotlarsz performed for us in the KTOO arts room Thursday as part of our Red Carpet Concert series. Listeners may know Kotlarsz from The Wool Pullers, his solo performances, or as Alex K. and the Unmentionables.You can catch Alex K. and the Unmentionables live at 10 p.m. Friday at McGivney’s in the valley. Stay tuned for more Red Carpet Concerts as we celebrate New Member Month here at KTOO. Next week we feature Laura Zahasky, Josh Lockhart, Jason Cornish, Sarah Jane Klinger and Jeff B
  
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• ANWR advances with GOP budget

  06-10-2017 03:40 via ktoo.org
  The U.S. House on Thursday passed a budget plan that could open the door to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
  The vote was 219-206. Eighteen Republicans joined the Democrats in voting “no.”
  This is an early stage in the process Republican are using to fast-track their proposed tax cuts. So far, ANWR is a lesser-noticed passenger. Alaska Congressman Don Young was one of the few who brought it up in Congressional debates this week. He spoke in favor of drilling in the re
  
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• New research at LeConte Glacier predicts record retreat

  06-10-2017 03:32 via ktoo.org
  Glaciologists have wrapped up two years of research on LeConte glacier near Petersburg.
  Their preliminary findings show that the glacier could reach a record retreat by the end of the year. And it could be an indicator for what’s going to happen in Greenland.
  Glaciers are like frozen rivers of ice, constantly moving. LeConte Glacier feeds into the ocean near Petersburg at a rate of 90 feet a day.
  LeConte is the southern-most tidewater glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. Its accessibility
  
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• New scientific paper maps out Juneau’s worst-case scenario for localized tsunamis

  06-10-2017 03:03 via ktoo.org
  A new scientific paper models worst-case scenarios for tsunami events in Juneau.
  Juneau Emergency Programs Manager Tom Mattice is particularly interested in the maps showing areas that may flood after a possible underwater landslide triggers a tsunami.
  “We’ve always recognized that there is some risk of a localized tsunami,” he said. “We always knew that Skagway had had them, and they had occurred in other places. Nobody had ever been able to define the risk of an undergr
  
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• Juneau Afternoon – 10-6-17

  06-10-2017 02:00 via ktoo.org
  Friday at 3 on a Juneau Afternoon, Scott Burton will host.
  Learn about the Juneau Community Foundation’s 2017 philanthropy awards, with guests Rick Shattuck and Mandy Mallott;
  Get the details about Saturday’s Tot Rave;
  We’ll highlight the Neighborhood Pizza and Music Night fundraiser for the Juneau Community Charter School;
  And jewelry artist Deb Gregoire will be here to talk about her First Friday opening at the Kindred Post
  That, Writer’s Almanac, Bird Note, music and m
  
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• Climate change roundtable puts Alaska contradictions on full display

  06-10-2017 00:22 via ktoo.org
  John Hopson, Jr., (r) of Wainright and Rand Hagenstein (l) of The Nature Conservancy joined representatives from oil and gas, mining, environmental groups and local communities at the Walker administration’s climate change round table in Anchorage on Oct. 4, 2017. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz/Alaska’s Energy Desk)
  A downtown Anchorage conference room hosted an unusual meeting Wednesday, as Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott gathered a cross-section of Alaskans to brainstorm paths forward on climate
  
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