Ulmer Puts On A New Hat To Seek Alaskan Opinions

What and Who:  This month the White House announced that outgoing University of Alaska-Anchorage Chancellor Fran Ulmer (NGP Photo) was appointed to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. This group is charged with investigating the causes of the explosion and recommending changes to prevent future disasters.  On Wednesday, July 7, Chancellor Ulmer will hold a listening session on the UAA campus to hear from Alaskans who have experience and/or expertise in oil spill response and recovery would like to share their ideas.  Steve Lindbeck (NGP [...]

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Bye Bye, MMS – Yesterday The Alaska Gasline Team Received “Alaska Stand Alone Gas Pipeline Progress Report”

ADN/AP by Frederick Frommer.  The Minerals Management Service -- well, the name anyway -- now sits on the scrap heap of discarded monikers alongside ValuJet, Blackwater and Enron Field. Not that a new name makes it any easier for the Obama administration to convince a skeptical Congress that the agency will be any better at policing offshore drilling. ... Michael R. Bromwich, the new head of the MMS -- er, BOE -- assured Congress that the change is much more than cosmetic.... One marketing expert told The Associated Press that the Obama [...]

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