A survey of Alaska state senators indicates Gov. Sean Parnell’s plan to cut oil production taxes faces a tough road in the upcoming legislative session.  Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/12/02/2199922/survey-of-alaska-senators-finds.html#ixzz1fWcv5yTk

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Dear Mr. President: 
 
Collectively, the undersigned represent a (large) majority of Alaska’s nearly 340,000 workers. As a diverse group of elected officials, business owners, community leaders and other Alaskan residents, we all support the exploration and production of Alaska’s abundant Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and natural gas resources.   Development of these energy resources is vital to our State’s wellbeing, offers the jobs and revenue to support a national economic recovery and is critical to national security.