Senator Mark Begich Has The Right Idea But Beware the Potholes!

Commentary.  As reported in the The Alaska Dispatch today by Patti Epler, Senator Mark Begich is proposing legislation creating a Federal Coordinator to expedite Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) exploration and development in federal waters (S.843).  The model for this is not new, first designed as a "Federal Inspector" position with passage of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976, then recreated as a "Federal Coordinator" position in the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act of 2004.   -dh  When the concept first appeared we commented and, while we credit Senator Begich for [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:56-09:00April 19th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress|0 Comments
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Can Alaska’s Legislators Learn From Canadian Provinces? Will They Act In Time To Save Alaska’s Economy? Right Now, The Odds Don’t Look Good.

We support the Alaska Business Report Card project designed to save Alaska's economy.  It will be interesting to see the result this year.  -dh Comment: Can Alaskan legislators -- presiding over a dying economy of their own making --.learn from others' mistakes?  We think not, for "Experience is a dear teacher; fools will learn at no other" (B. Franklin),  If we are right, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemed to repeat it." (G. Santayana)  However, since "Hope Springs Eternal..." (A. Pope), we offer decision makers who are opposing [...]

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