Daily Archives: January 28, 2009
Ready for Redoubt? — Central Peninsula prepares for possible eruption
By Jenny NeymanRedoubt Reporter Pilots, especially, remember the story from Mount Redoubt’s last eruption in December 1989. A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747, with 231 passengers aboard, flew into an ash cloud spewed from Mount Redoubt at 27,900 feet. … Continue reading
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Low impact sparks high debate — Cooper Landing residents voice concern over hydro projects
By Jenny NeymanRedoubt Reporter Impact. That one word spurred on four hours of contention in a meeting Jan. 21 between Cooper Landing residents and representatives from Homer Electric Association and its associates that want to build four hydroelectric projects in … Continue reading
Low impact sparks high debate — Cooper Landing residents voice concern over hydro projects
By Jenny NeymanRedoubt Reporter Impact. That one word spurred on four hours of contention in a meeting Jan. 21 between Cooper Landing residents and representatives from Homer Electric Association and its associates that want to build four hydroelectric projects in … Continue reading
HEA details early plans for hydro sites
By Jenny NeymanRedoubt Reporter Kenai Hydro is in the preliminary stages of investigating the feasibility of four hydro projects near Moose Pass. Todd Bethard, an engineer with HDR Alaska, explained the project concepts as they stand so far to a … Continue reading
HEA details early plans for hydro sites
By Jenny NeymanRedoubt Reporter Kenai Hydro is in the preliminary stages of investigating the feasibility of four hydro projects near Moose Pass. Todd Bethard, an engineer with HDR Alaska, explained the project concepts as they stand so far to a … Continue reading
Muddying the waters — Hydrocarbon pollution reduced, turbidity churns up new river threat
By Jenny NeymanRedoubt Reporter Just as the Kenai River celebrates a victory over pollution, there’s evidence of another threat to ecology lurking below the surface. Score one for the Kenai River, at least as far as hydrocarbons go. But that … Continue reading
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Muddying the waters — Hydrocarbon pollution reduced, turbidity churns up new river threat
By Jenny NeymanRedoubt Reporter Just as the Kenai River celebrates a victory over pollution, there’s evidence of another threat to ecology lurking below the surface. Score one for the Kenai River, at least as far as hydrocarbons go. But that … Continue reading
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Guest editorial: All power generation has an impact
The Kenai Peninsula hosts a couple hydroelectric generation facilities and a couple others were proposed in the past. With the ever-increasing costs of electricity, there are renewed activities looking into the feasibility of additional hydroelectric plants on the peninsula. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
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Editorial: As the river churns …
Just when it seems the Kenai River is on the road to recovery following news that hydrocarbon pollution has been cleaned up in July, results of a new study are stirring up renewed concern over the health of the river. … Continue reading
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Striking it rich — Setting record for marathon bowling gets man $1,000
By Clark FairRedoubt Reporter Near the end of his attempt at the record, Tony Bordenelli’s badly blistered left hand was sporting a rubber glove and his right thumb was wound with wrinkled medical tape as he staggered from lane to … Continue reading
Lost & Found — Skiers’ mishaps don’t dampen enthusiasm for Europe trip
By Jenny NeymanRedoubt Reporter Sarah Riley got a brand-new set of classic cross-country ski gear during a trip to Europe to race in two ski marathons. Justin Moore got a broken nose. That’s still better than Pete Sprague, who didn’t … Continue reading
Lost & Found — Skiers’ mishaps don’t dampen enthusiasm for Europe trip
By Jenny NeymanRedoubt Reporter Sarah Riley got a brand-new set of classic cross-country ski gear during a trip to Europe to race in two ski marathons. Justin Moore got a broken nose. That’s still better than Pete Sprague, who didn’t … Continue reading
