Alaska Is the 6th Worst State for Middle-Class Affordability
As economic pressures mount, middle-class families across the U.S. are finding it increasingly difficult to cover essential living expenses while maintaining a comfortable lifestyle. Rising costs for housing, healthcare, childcare, and transportation have placed additional...
Aleut Expands into Energy and Retail Sectors
The Aleut Corporation (Aleut) stepped further into the energy and retail sectors by acquiring Fairbanks-based Richards Distributing, Inc. (RDI). The company is the parent of three established business lines: Renewable Energy Systems, Arctic Home Living, and Alaska EcoWater...
Seeking to avoid public education fight, Alaska lawmakers plan quiet talks
Alaska legislators and Gov. Mike Dunleavy are planning a series of closed-door negotiation sessions in an effort to avoid a contentious fight over public education funding and reform. Beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, negotiators from the majority and minority caucuses in the state...
New FBI Report Details Patterns of Violence Against Native Women, Children
An FBI report on violent and sexual crimes against Native American women provides new data about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) crisis. The report, Violence Against American Indian or Alaska Native Females: 2021 - 2023, uses data from the National...
Mastercam Acquires MCAM Northwest, ShopWare, OptiPro’s CAD/CAM Business
Mastercam’s growth strategy combines organic development and acquisitions to expand capabilities. Sandvik announces the acquisition of MCAM Northwest, ShopWare, and the CAD/CAM solutions business line from OptiPro Systems. These acquisitions mark significant milestones in...
Why is it so hard for Alaskans on Medicare to find health care providers?
Karin Woofter traveled from her home in Anchorage to Tampa, Fla., a few years ago, in 2020. She stayed with her sister there, but the point of Woofter’s visit wasn’t to see family. She was there to see a primary care doctor. “I've heard that a lot of...
Opinion: There’s no apparent plan to avoid Southcentral Alaska natural gas shortages
As many citizens are aware, as Cook Inlet production wanes, Southcentral Alaska is facing natural gas supply shortfalls after 2027, just two years from now. This will affect our ability to power and heat our homes, warm our water, and cook. From the public perspective, it is...
Hundreds turned out for the Alaska Farm and Garden Show
Hundreds of visitors, from novice gardeners to seasoned pros turned out for the first annual Alaska Farm and Garden Show over the weekend at the Menard Center, making it a farm-tastic experience for all. Vendors were on hand selling everything from professional-grade farm...
Petition: Demand Alaska End Inhumane Predator Slaughter of Wolves and Bears
Help keep One Green Planet free and independent! Together we can ensure our platform remains a hub for empowering ideas committed to fighting for a sustainable, healthy, and compassionate world. Please support us in keeping our mission strong. Alaska’s Predator Control Program...
Japan’s Mitsui Eyes Alaska LNG Project
Japanese trading house Mitsui could consider studying a project to liquefy natural gas (LNG) in the U.S. state of Alaska, but no decisions have been made yet, Chief Financial Officer Tetsuya Shigeta said on Tuesday. Japan is considering offering support for a $44-billion gas...
