Anchorage Edition: May 16

Sun, May 18, 2008
Posted in Anchorage Edition

Guest host Nellie Moore and local journalists review and analyze the week’s news in Anchorage and Alaska. Today’s topics include:

Polar bear declared “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. Palin Administration says it reserves the right to sue over the issue.
Some Christian churches taking up environmental causes.
ANWR drilling rejected again in the US Senate in favor of stopping the deposits of crude into the National Petroleum Reserve.
Governor Palin’s plan to help Alaskans deal with high oil and gas prices.
Reflections on role of new media in coverage of convicted Alaskan politicians.

HOST: Nellie Moore, Independent Journalist

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