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    Articles by Ben Boettger
    Borough denies Anchor Point gravel, approves two others
    Borough denies Anchor Point gravel, approves two others
    By Ben Boettger • July 19, 2018 1:10 am

    With the Kenai Peninsula Borough postponing efforts to rewrite its rules on the contentious subject of gravel pits, the Planning…

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    Anchorage power outage kills GCI wireless, local, and long-distance service statewide
    Anchorage power outage kills GCI wireless, local, and...
    By Ben Boettger • July 9, 2018 3:16 pm

    Customers of internet and cell service provider GCI lost service around the state after a Monday morning power outage in…

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    Cook Inlet Energy fined over well pressure at Osprey platform
    Cook Inlet Energy fined over well pressure at...
    By Ben Boettger • June 28, 2018 12:10 pm

    Cook Inlet Energy has received fines totaling $50,000 from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) — $25,000 for…

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    Cook Inlet Energy fined over well pressure at Osprey platform
    Cook Inlet Energy fined over well pressure at...
    By Ben Boettger • June 27, 2018 11:13 pm

    Cook Inlet Energy has received fines totaling $50,000 from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) — $25,000 for…

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    Electric bills to rise July 1
    Electric bills to rise July 1
    By Ben Boettger • June 21, 2018 11:22 am

    Homer Electric Association power bills will rise July 1, driven by the cost of the Cook Inlet natural gas that…

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    Primary election candidates are final
    Primary election candidates are final
    By Ben Boettger • June 7, 2018 2:46 pm

    Kenai Peninsula voters will have a choice in the Aug. 21 primary of two Republicans running for state Senate, three…

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    HEA takes a look at electric vehicles
    HEA takes a look at electric vehicles
    By Ben Boettger • May 10, 2018 1:29 pm

    Of the attendees who drove from the central Kenai Peninsula to Homer for Homer Electric Association’s annual member meeting on…

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    Lawmakers look at potential problem with chemicals on utility poles
    Lawmakers look at potential problem with chemicals on...
    By Ben Boettger • March 8, 2018 10:04 am

    Leglislators are debating a bill to exempt utilities from legal liability for chemicals used to treat wooden poles, prompted by…

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    In this December 2016 photo, cannabis plants grow in a standard cultivation space inside Croy’s Enterprises near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
    Local pot business expecting slight chill from federal...
    By Ben Boettger • January 11, 2018 11:28 am

    The practicalities of running a state-legal business based on a federally-illegal product have became more complicated in some respects but…

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    Electric vehicles raise more questions than answers
    Electric vehicles raise more questions than answers
    By Ben Boettger • November 16, 2017 1:55 pm

    Though electric cars are finding enthusiastic users in Alaska’s Southeast, how they would perform on the Kenai Peninsula is largely…

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    Homer Electric Association General Manager Brad Janorschke gives an update on the utility cooperative’s renewable energy projects on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)
    HEA considers diversifying electricity
    By Ben Boettger • October 26, 2017 12:16 pm

    Most electricity used on the Kenai Peninsula has one source. Gas turbines, burning natural gas produced from Cook Inlet, make…

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    Solar passes wind in HEA home renewable electricity
    Solar passes wind in HEA home renewable electricity
    By Ben Boettger • October 19, 2017 11:21 am

    Though the Kenai Peninsula’s wind feels more powerful than its sunshine, the sun is generating about twice as much electricity…

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    The research vessel Sikuliaq is docked at its homeport in Seward on Saturday, July 15, preparing for a research cruise through the Beaufort Sea on which oceanographer Dr. Carin Ashjian served as chief scientist. After the recent conclusion of the cruise, Dr. Ashjian was one of eight female scientists to participate in a discussion on women in science, organized by the conservation nonprofit Cook Inletkeeper, at the Kenai Fine Arts Center on Friday.
    Female scientists talk about women in science
    By Ben Boettger • September 28, 2017 9:44 am

    Eight research and technical professionals gathered at the Kenai Fine Arts Center on Friday to publicly discuss a statistical imbalance…

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    Pipeline may come to Ladd Landing; coal terminal won’t
    Pipeline may come to Ladd Landing; coal terminal...
    By Ben Boettger • July 27, 2017 10:45 am

    After its May decision to stop seeking permits, Delaware-based PacRim Coal is giving up what had been a key piece…

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    Cook Inlet Energy fined for safety valve violations
    Cook Inlet Energy fined for safety valve violations
    By Ben Boettger • February 23, 2017 10:00 am

    The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission — the state regulatory oversight group for the hydrocarbon industry — has issued…

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    School district plans changes to English language learners program
    School district plans changes to English language learners...
    By Ben Boettger • February 9, 2017 11:45 am

    Among the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s budgetary reactions to shrinking state funds is a proposal to save $624,302 by…

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