Today's Northern Energy Headlines For Our Readers   The first day of Christmas is TODAY! Freezing temps mean it’s time to clean the legacy wells on the North Slope (See our 2012 editorial) Tillerson might help Alaska's gas project despite brittle relations with governor US rig count up 16 this week to 653; Alaska adds 3 Alaska gas line project requires consistent policy, fiscal certainty _______________________________  

Our Canadian friend, Dr. Graham Thorpe, sent us the following email.  It warns of faux environmental rituals of those practicing the ‘global warming/climate change’ religion, along with a description of the horrendous outcomes of their anti-civilizing brand of evangelizing.  Dr. Thorp’s commentary is completely consistent with our commentaries provided to readers here, over the years.   Thorp's warnings apply as much to the United States and other spoiled, liberal, ''developed" nations as to his own country of Canada.  –dh _____________________________________________________________________________ Hi: The following article, entitled “Climate Change and the Modern-Day Scrooge”, [...]

Petroleum News.  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared outright victory Dec. 9 in his campaign to gain backing for a national “framework” agreement on climate change. But getting there needed an 11th-hour concession from British Columbia and, despite Trudeau’s persistent claim that all participants endorsed the need for action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the summit of 10 provincial and three territorial premiers wrapped up with Saskatchewan and Manitoba - two Prairie provinces which relay almost exclusively on resource development to underpin their spending programs - refusing to sign on. [...]

Chairman Bishop Opines On DOI Appointment House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop issued the following statement in reaction to the appointment of Representative Ryan Zinke (R-MT) to head the Department of the Interior.   “Selfishly, I’m not crazy about this nomination, because Zinke was a bright freshman member of our committee. This will be a loss for us. I was looking forward to working with him on Resources and in the Western Caucus. However, this appointment gives us greater opportunity to help people and solve problems that face [...]