<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Alaska]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Alaska]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/alaska http://jalopnik.com/tag/alaska <![CDATA[Ice-Crushed Russian Fuel Tanker May Not Make It To Remote Alaskan Town In Time]]> A record-breaking cold snap has left the remote town of Nome, Alaska, dangerously low on fuel. But the Russian tanker ship "Renda" is carrying 1.3 million gallons of gasoline and diesel through the frozen Bering Sea in a path carved by a Coast Guard icebreaker. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5874737&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The four '60s women who drove French cars from Argentina to Alaska]]> Renault marks the 50th anniversary of the Renault 4 this year with a series of events around the world. It never officially made the United States — except back in 1965, when the company sent four women to drive from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5757966&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Drive To The Arctic Circle With Google Street View]]> A team of gutsy Google Street View drivers tackled Alaska's daunting Dalton Highway, capturing images through the Arctic Circle to the Arctic Ocean. We animated the trip so you can enjoy it without becoming an ice road trucker. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5723695&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Couple Relives Childhood, Builds Adult-Sized Radio Flyer]]> A couple of Alaskan retirees have spent the past year converting a 1976 Mazda pickup into a drivable Radio Flyer wagon complete with 8-foot handle. It's the first Radio Flyer of any size built in America since 2004. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5658359&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Former Alaska Senator, Ex-NASA Chief In Alaska Plane Crash, Five Dead]]> Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and ex-NASA head Sean O'Keefe are reported to have been two of nine people on this plane, which crashed last night in southwest Alaska. Five people were killed, according to U.S. officials. UPDATE. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5609139&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Truck Saves Alaskan From Man-Eating Polar Bear]]> These pictures were captured during a deadly game of hide-and-seek between a hungry polar bear and an Alaskan man who stumbled into its path. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5119694&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[E85 Gas Pumps Pass 1,800 Mark, Still Can't Find One In Sarah Palin's Alaska]]> A new report shows the number of E85 ethanol pumps in the U.S. has grown nearly 28% in the past year, surpassing the 1,800 mark with 1,693 available for public use. The states with the most E85 pumps are, as you'd expect, in the corn belt, including Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri. Just don't expect to find them in every corner of the country: Despite the growth in E85 availability, seven states still don't have any E85 pumps, including Alaska. Considering E85 expansion is part of our current national energy policy, it makes us wonder if Governor Palin should revise her favorite chant to "distill, baby, distill." More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5063072&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sarah Palin Brings Youth, Feathered Hair And Mustang Grande To The McCain Ticket]]> We were speculating just last week about what appeared to be Barack Obama's '61 Dodge Lancer (as well as his 2000 Grand Cherokee), wondering what the McCain camp could do to counter the old Mopar's awesomeness… when here comes a shot of McCain running mate Sarah Palin posing by a '73 Ford Mustang Grande with the most 80s hair imaginable! If not for the trees and stuff in the background, this photo could easily have been lifted right out of my high school yearbook. Can you hear the strains of Judas Priest and smell the burning seeds and stems? She's 9 years older than the car - and yes, it does make me feel old to realize that a major party's VP candidate is about my age - which means the equivalent McCain photo would feature a sporty '46 Ford Super Deluxe Coupe. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5044089&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Land Rover Defender Crosses Bering Strait From Russia To Alaska]]> As part of an amazing trip from the UK to Alaska, a British farmer crossed the 56-mile-wide Bering Strait in his Land Rover. The 2007 Defender 110 was the latest vehicle in a development process that began back in 2004. Two giant flotation devices were fitted to each side of the SUV, which had been stripped down to the bare essentials to decrease weight. In a design similar to Richard Hammond's amphibious Van, a propeller was attached to the Land Rover's drivetrain to push the vehicle through the water. So how long did the voyage take? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5041536&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[American City With Most Taxis Per Capita?]]> Yep, it's Bethel, Alaska! With 70 taxis serving a population of 5,900, Bethel's 1:84 cab/resident ratio blows away New York City's miserable 1:149 figure. The reason? Bethel is inaccessible by road, so all vehicles must be flown or barged in; add to that the $5/gallon cost of gas and it just makes sense to call a cab. We just hope the drivers look out for moose. [Seattle Times] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=279904&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hawaiian Man Dies In Alaskan Moose Wreck]]> This story, grim as it may be, reminds me of the William Faulkner quote, delivered in France in 1959 (the year Alaska and Hawaii were made the 49th and 50th states): "The difference between my country and your country is that we're still adding stars to our flag!" Yeah, Bill had had a few nips at the ol' flask by that point, but the fact remains that the idea of a man from Hawaii renting a car in Alaska and meeting his demise by crashing into a moose is a strange one. What would be the equivalent for an Alaskan in Hawaii? Driving his rented car into a fresh lava flow? Honolulu Star-Bulletin More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=278869&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[In Russia, Alaska Tunnels You! Bering Strait Access Plan Pondered]]> A patchwork of state organizations and private companies are forwarding a $65 billion plan to dig a tunnel under the Bering Strait from Russia to Alaska. The project would serve dual purposes of transport way and pipeline from Siberia's oil reserves. It would also bring the dream of driving around the world to the halfway point. (In other news, a $100 quintillion plan to connect Ireland with Boston was hatched today over copious pints of Harp at Ned Devine's.) We're hoping the resulting roadway won't be as treacherous as Russia's Lefortovo tunnel, shown above. – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=255150&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Something In Our Synapses Assures Us We're Okay: Is BP Greenwashing? Is it Worth Anything?]]>
We're in a play of slow decay orchestrated by Boltzmann/It's entropy/It's not a human issue/ Entropy/It's matter of course/ Entropy/Energy at all levels/Entropy/ From it you cannot divorce
-Greg Graffin
We have to admit that a large percentage of our high-school vocabulary was derived by listening to far too much Bad Religion. That said, having grown up in a household environment that was equal parts scientific and spiritual, as the son of parents who'd nosedived from the cliff of idealism and went searching for a measure of truth in a chaotic world (and having fully inherited the idealistic gene, which may have led us into fascism or some other terrible totalitarian thing if it weren't for punk rock), we've gotta say that we found the discussion on whether BP, who just jacked up gas prices on us, has greenwashed itself, rather interesting. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=193220&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Breaking! Four Bucks A Gallon, Here We Come! BP Goes Oops In Alaska, Shuts Off 8% Of US Crude]]> Although "BP" changed their name to "Beyond Petroleum" in its marketing, it never officially changed the name of the company. That's because the company all about "listening to the concerns and criiticisms of real people" is still chained to that ol' carbon fuel source o' oil. Now, due to what's being called "corroded lines" in the company's primary Alaskan oil field, they're needing to shut down distribution of all crude from the state with a bridge to nowhere. And that accounts for somewhere around 8% of US crude production, or 2.6%. of American oil supply. Markets aren't reacting so well to the news, with oil surging $1.53 a barrel to $74.57. How much do we wanna bet BP will still have record profits this next quarter? The quarter after that? Perhaps the quarter after that one? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=192479&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gats and SUVs in Anchorage]]> We haven't checked the stats, but somehow we doubt that Anchorage is exactly East Oakland with snow. Although we once had some adventures with snow in East Oakland — but that's neither here nor there and a long time ago. Regardless, some people are alarmed with the increasing rate of drive-by-type violence in Alaska's largest city. And in ways, we have to agree. We think the wild-frontierness of Alaska is pretty cool, but there's really no reason to drive around capping people. Actually, there's no good reason to drive around capping people in general. Unless, of course, you're Dick Cheney. But then you just do it on foot. Dickie, grab your gun and get up there. There's oil under that thar tundra! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=185948&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Fisherhooners: Alaskan Dipnet Fishermen Disregard Traffic Laws]]> Authorities south of Anchorage are planting temporary advisory flags to remind motorists that 45 mph might be a safe speed considering that dipnet fishermen are running back and forth across roads trying to enlarge their catch quotient, often with little regard toward vehicles, resulting in mad skid marks, both on the road, and probably in the shorts of drivers, as well. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=176149&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dog's Daughter Killed in Car Wreck]]> How's this for tragic irony? Massively-mulleted Duane "Dog" Chapman, bounty hunter and reality-TV star, lost his 23-year-old daughter, Barbara Katy Chapman, the day before his wedding. Tragic to the nth degree, non? The irony comes into play here: Ms. Chapman was riding in a stolen car that went off the road near her home in Fairbanks, Alaska. A tangled web woven, for sure. Our condolences to the Chapmans. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=175455&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Toyota Pickup Found in Alaska River, Runs!]]> When Top Gear spent something like three shows bashing, drowning and torching a Toyota pickup (then threw it off a building), we weren't surprised when, after the abuse ended, it still ran. We've got a '93 ToyPup in the Jalopnik fleet, parked in the woods somewhere in upstate New York, that fires up like a schoolkid in June every time we turn the key — that is, when we bother to visit the poor dear. But recently in Alaska, a 1984 Toyota pickup was fished out of the Kenai River after four months of submersion, and — after a right draining and flushing — the bugger was still a' functioning. I smell a contest. Ford, you interested? More »
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