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		<title>Across Frozen Alaska: Coast Guard Sponsors the Iditarod</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Sorum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard has a long proud history of working in Alaska, and as the summer Arctic ice melts further and further north, the Coast Guard finds its self once more focused north.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska Glaciers are in Significant Retreat</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Sorum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research Geologist Bruce Molnia of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has authored a comprehensive report on the condition of glaciers in Alaska that bears an obvious title The Glaciers of Alaska . Glaciers are ubiquitous features of the Alaskan landscape and contribute to our mental image of the Great Land.
A disturbing conclusion for most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Port Valdez in the Springtime</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Sorum</dc:creator>
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Copyright © 2010 by Alan Sorum
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		<title>EPA Studies Waste Discharges Generated by Smaller Non-Recreational Vessels</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Sorum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine Ecosystems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Fishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine Ecology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Boats can and do discharge a variety of substances into the marine environment. Among these discharges are effluent from engine operations, liquid graywater wastes generated by laundry, galley and shower use, and washdown water from cleaning decks, bilges and fish holds. ]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Colors Near Mentasta Lake Alaska</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Sorum</dc:creator>
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		<title>Halibut Olympia Recipe: Cooking with Alaska Pacific Halibut is Seafood at its Best</title>
		<link>http://infoaboutalaska.com/marine-ecosystems/halibut-olympia-recipe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Sorum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cooking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Halibut]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fresh Alaska seafood is probably one of the best reasons to live in the Great Land and Pacific halibut is a regional favorite. Locals become especially spoiled with the availability of fresh caught fish and the remarkable difference it holds over the frozen product. There are many ways to prepare halibut. Throwing a thick steak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Historic Cape Spencer Light &#8211; Guarding the Entrance of Cross Sound and Glacier Bay</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Sorum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Historic Cape Spencer Light is located on Cape Spencer at the entrance of Cross Sound and Icy Strait from the outside waters of the Gulf of Alaska. It is found inside the boundaries of Glacier Bay National Park. Cross Sound marks the northern exit for vessels traveling along the Inside Passage of Southeast Alaska. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diagnosis: Mercury &#8211; Money, Politics, and Poison</title>
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		<comments>http://infoaboutalaska.com/book-review/diagnosis-mercury/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Sorum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living in the North has its benefits and for the most part it&#8217;s a healthy place to live. One unique health factor is our overwhelming consumption of seafood, enjoying the highest per capita consumption of fish and shellfish of any state in the union. Seafood provides incredible nutritional value, with its high protein content, heart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mercury and Guidelines for Fish Consumption</title>
		<link>http://infoaboutalaska.com/environment/mercury-guidelines-fish-consumption/</link>
		<comments>http://infoaboutalaska.com/environment/mercury-guidelines-fish-consumption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Sorum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alaskan&#8217;s have become increasingly aware of the relationship of mercury and fish consumption. Much of this awareness is the result of efforts made by activists like Dr. Jane Hightower MD, who recently had her book Diagnosis Mercury: Money, Politics, and Poison published. State public health officials continue to emphasize how important the benefits of eating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enjoy Alaska Wild Seafood: Visit the Great Land Vicariously by Enjoying Alaskan Fish and Seafood</title>
		<link>http://infoaboutalaska.com/wildlife/enjoy-alaska-wild-seafood/</link>
		<comments>http://infoaboutalaska.com/wildlife/enjoy-alaska-wild-seafood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Sorum</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alaskana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Halibut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sockeye Salmon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wild seafood and fish are staples of the diet in Alaska. Thousands come to the Great Land to pursue the State&#8217;s plentiful halibut, shrimp, and salmon. Fish stocks in Alaska are managed on a sustainable basis and make for healthy fare. Here are a few suggestions for preparing wild Alaska seafood in your own home [...]]]></description>
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