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It was an attention grabbing prediction a few years back. One more in a long line of hysterical headlines promoted by 'scientists.'

Um, HAARP has been shut down. It may open again. Maybe. Someday.

Alaskan legislators and Alaskan newspapers seem to agree that oil companies are taxed:
"Kelly, like many lawmakers, believes Alaska's tax structure discourages oil companies from finding and developing more crude. That impacts the state because Alaska depends on oil taxes, royalties and fees to fund most of state government. Even though ACES has created billions of dollars in surplus funds, Parnell, some lawmakers and business leaders worry that the tax is so high that oil companies aren't investing in new production."
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130409/fact-check-what-was-purpose-aces-oil-tax

You mean in Alaska like Fairbanks?
Yeah there too.

It is a straw man, you misrepresent the position. I say I don't want people who can knock down my front door in a SWAT raid just to test the quality of my water. Corporations, though it happens far less frequently, have also been known to force their ways into people's property. (Arguably at that point they are no longer a corporation but a state. That's a matter of definition.)

But nonetheless, just because you cannot imagine a time when these services were funded without taxes, doesn't mean it's impossible.

The government doesn't provide us "safe food". They do far less than you actually think, and for much of history, there was none. Yet we had refrigeration standards for produce, and the government doesn't have a very good history identifying actual injuries (among other things, claiming that ketchup was poisonous and Coca-Cola somehow dangerous, though I guess NYC still does, for different reasons). It's still unlikely that we'd have a rash of poisoned food, if the insurance companies have anything to say about it (they're ultimately picking up the bill). Some industries aren't regulated by the Federal government at all, like electronics (except for RF requirements, and even that is tested by private labs). Those big fancy warning labels aren't added to hairdryers because some government agency mandates it.

Likewise for roads, for much of history, the government did not pave or maintain roads. The first government funded transportation in the US was actually water canals.

Nor did they provide firemen. To this day there's still private firefighting services and private roads - covering rather large geographical regions. Until just a few years ago, paramedics here were privately operated (the fire department bought most of the providers out, and while the quality didn't significantly change, though it's a tad bit more expensive - government monopoly, what a shocker).

But apparently this is all impossible, you say?

[Posted an answer...but not showing up. Apologize if a dupe.]

As someone who lives in Fairbanks, I can answer this. The side of the airport to which the user is directed is the general aviation side, thus there is access for businesses and owners of private planes. Thus, much less restricted entry. More details here: http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130924/iphone-map-app-directs-fairbanks-drivers-airport-taxiway

As someone living in Fairbanks, I can answer this. The part of the airport to which the Apple Maps directs the user is the general aviation side of the airport, thus it is pretty open to access, since there are businesses and personal airplanes on that side of the airport. More details here: http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130924/iphone-map-app-directs-fairbanks-drivers-airport-taxiway

It's fairly boring. Here is the NOTAM:

FAI FAIRBANKS INTL

!FAI 09/092 FAI TWY FLOAT POND RD AT TWY B CLSD LGTD AND BARRICADED TIL 1309302355

You can find it at Pilotweb, unfortunately I can't immediately see how to post a direct URL. You can see it matches the details in this article.

I'm done being invested in anything climate change / global warming related. We had the global cooling in the 70's / global warming / now in the last few months there have been several reports of global cooling now: http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v2/n12/full/nclimate1589.html http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterferrara/2013/05/26/to-the-horror-of-global-warming-alarmists-global-cooling-is-here/ http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130503/alaskans-alarmed-russian-specter-global-cooling Backed up by the NASA chart: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/GISSTemperature/giss_temperature2.php So now we are at Climate Change/Global Warming/Global Cooling. Anyway you look at it man is far too myopic to be objective on this. We have what 50 years of really good temperature data? 150 years of historical data (of varying quality)? For a planet that is 4.5 billion years old? Besides shouldn't we be in global warming anyway if we are still in an ice age? Flame away...

Meanwhile, Nokia drops case vs Xtrauf, proud US makers of rubberboots.

Nokia: We found out their boots were actually made in China.

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/alaskans-say-xtratuf-boots-lost-trademark-durability-after-manufacturing-move-china

Nokia: while we haven't been in the rubberboot business for decades, we felt we needed to, just like Ericsson with phones, make our _former_ presence heard.
Q: What have the damages to you been from Xtraufs move to China?
Nokia: Why ask us? Ask that question to Sony who have NEVER been selling rubber boots.
Q: Huh?
Nokia: That's our point.

Happens more frequently than you know...

Doesnt need to be barbed wire either, or even a domesticated animal.

Take for instance, this fence.

You can find gutted deer, antelope, elk-- Depends on your area. They get in the fence, they get entangled or pierced by it-- They suffer.

A handgun is an essential tool, and is merciful.

And across the Arctic in the Barents and Kara Seas the ice levels have been extraordinarily low this year. Overall the level of ice in the Arctic has been slightly below average for this time of year. I have my doubts that "the longest it has ever been present." is accurate too.

So I guess this entire article is a lie?

Either slashdot ate the link, or I boned it up. This is the source for the above quote.

For example, do you remember how polar bears drowning in the Arctic sea due to global warming were cited as a reason to classify them as an endangered species, and how they were used as a symbol of climate change in Al Gore's movie? The lead scientist was actually placed on administrative leave, and several questions were raised about how the bears actually died and how the corpses were observed from 1,500 up in a helicopter rather than examined to actually determine their cause of death. Whether or not they were really drowning, there just wasn't enough data to come to the conclusion that was presented to the public with the level of certainty that was conveyed.

The Charles Monnett (polar bear scientist) investigation was likely politically motivated since nothing has come of it, but either way, the agency is on-record saying that his temporary administrative leave was unrelated to his polar bear research. He is back to work as of last August. This entire climate debate is so politically charged that a "rational "healthily skeptical" position" probably doesn't exist.

Director Bromwich:
" I can assure you that the decision had nothing to do with his scientific work, or anything relating to a five-year old journal article, as advocacy groups and the news media have incorrectly speculated. Nor is this a "witch hunt" to suppress the work of our many scientists and discourage them from speaking the truth. Quite the contrary. In this case, it was the result of new information on a separate subject brought to our attention very recently."

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/boemre-director-says-offshore-oil-agency-not-witch-hunt

Hey, is that different than stuff pulled by the Bush White House? Or for that matter, Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller having his security team handcuff reporters for asking questions he didn't want to answer?

Sure - they didn't have God, justice and the American way on their side.

Hey, is that different than stuff pulled by the Bush White House? Or for that matter, Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller having his security team handcuff reporters for asking questions he didn't want to answer?