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Category Archives: Environmental Issues
A Tour of Yukon Energy’s Whitehorse Power Plants
A couple of weeks ago, I happened to notice a comment on Yukon Energy’s Facebook page that they were going to do a tour of their power production plants (both hydroelectric and diesel) the following day, and I popped a … Continue reading
Posted in Commerce, Communities, Economy, Environmental Issues, Photos, Technology, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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Distracted by the Sunshine and Warmth
I had to go into town for a few errands on Thursday, but it was so incredibly beautiful I got distracted and went for a long walk at the airport. I sometimes check the day’s flight arrivals and departures so … Continue reading
A GMO-Free Yukon?
Hi everyone, A committed group of concerned Yukoners has gotten together, built a website, launched a Facebook page, and started a petition to keep the Yukon GMO-Free. We know genetically modified organisms are already in a lot of the food … Continue reading
A Yukon Natural History Day
I spent Friday at a Natural History and Nature Interpretation workshop. Offered to Yukon guides by the Wilderness Tourism Association of the Yukon, its purpose was to increase the level of knowledge of people who already have a solid base … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Birds, Environmental Issues, Nature, Photos, Wildlife, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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Morons on ATVs
One of the people responsible for the residents of Carcross starting the process of banning motor vehicles from the beach apparently thinks that he’s given the community the finger. Yes, we all know who you are, loser. The photos below … Continue reading
Protecting Carcross Beach – and those who love it
The South Klondike Local Advisory Council (SKLAC) hosted a meeting in Carcross last night, to further assess public support for rezoning part of the beach of Lake Bennett. The rezoning, taking the beach from “Hinterland” to “Hinterland-X” (hinterland with some … Continue reading
Posted in Communities, Environmental Issues, Photos, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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Dirty Princesses in Alaska
I’m a big fan of cruising, and I really hate to see news reports that show that the industry isn’t respecting what is still a relatively pristine coast when they come north. In the first half of the 2008 cruise … Continue reading
Posted in Cruises, Environmental Issues, Travel, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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Changes in Summer Driving Habits
The US Department of Transportation released a report yesterday on the continuing decline in the number of miles the average American drives. Among the statistics, “Americans drove 4.7 percent less, or 12.2 billion miles fewer, in June 2008 than June … Continue reading
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Does Progress Have to be Ugly?????
I don’t think I’m a radical at all when it comes to progress – I understand the greys, not just the blacks and whites of issues. But Yukon Electrical seems to have carte blanche to do whatever they want in … Continue reading
Stikine River Salmon – Enhancement Problems
Officials from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (the DFO) are meeting with members of the public and other organizations in Dease Lake today, to discuss problems that have arisen in a complex enhancement program. I met Kevin Gould and his father … Continue reading
