Don't Forget to Write the Feds Today for Alaska's Sake (Click Here)! Juneau Empire by Pat Forgey.  Murkowski (NGP Photo) wasn't re-elected, but was he right? Today's story in progress and will be released by this weekend.... This morning on CNBC Interior Secretary Ken Salazar did not focus on the tremendous domestic oil and gas potential of Alaska and the Lower 48, on- and off-shore.  Instead, he focused on three energy policy 'drivers': reducing dependence on foreign oil (i.e. not by producing more of our own), creating more green jobs [...]