12-13-12

Today's latest, mostly shale news, worldwide Moodys informs our Canadian readers of the pitfalls of US investments in real estate, stocks and bonds. Mondaq News, Canada: Canada Must Answer: Why Aren't We Protecting Polar Bears? Dianne Saxe Professional Corporation, Saxe Law Office As the polar bears of the Beaufort Sea face record low ice, the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has issued a determination, requiring a response from Canada to submission SEM-11-003 (Protection of Polar Bears).  

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12-12-12 – What A Date!

Call to Action: We thank the Alaska Miners Association for this alert.  PLEASE COMMENT ON THE CANYON CREEK COAL LEASE SALE TODAY (EXPLORATION), OR BEFORE DECEMBER 21!  -DH CBC News Alert:  TONIGHT Edmontonians will be able to inspect ATCO Pipelines' plan for a new network of high pressure natural gas pipelines in the city.... Tomorrow, CEA Alaska's Steve Pratt (NGP Photo) will appear on the Dan Fagan Show, 7-8 a.m., KTBY/Fox Channel 4/654, to discuss energy production and consumption from a consumer perspective....  -dh  WE ARE AMAZED that this item, posted [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:21-09:00December 12th, 2012|You Read It Here First|0 Comments

12-11-12

Big Environment Now Has An Army  -Dan Fagan (NGP Photo) Calgary Herald, by Jason Fekete.  Concerns and questions are emerging from the heart of the oilpatch over the federal government's new foreign investment framework, with some business groups and the Alberta government seeking greater clarity around the updated rules and what they mean to future transactions.  The Conservatives are also facing mounting criticism from opposition parties that are demanding the government release the terms and conditions applied to the CNOOC and Petronas takeovers of, respectively, Canadian petroleum producers Nexen and [...]

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12-10-12

Read the Examiner's thoughtful essay on how the 'Fiscal Cliff' could affect Alaska. Alaska Revenue Forecast Commentary By Dave Harbour Today, we link to the Alaska Department of Revenue's 2012 Revenue Forecast.   We begin by praising the cover photos provided by Rick Boots and John Tichotsky.   Comment: Today at the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, Meera Kohler, CEO of Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (NGP Photo), and Rob Jacobsen, vice president of science and technology with Marsh Creek, will discuss, "generating power with North Slope natural gas and delivering it via [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:21-09:00December 10th, 2012|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments

12-7-12 – Remembering Pearl Harbor

 Today's Alert and Call to Action: Last Chance To Comment On Keystone XL! Senator Cathy Giessel Responds to Yesterday's Call to Action, Supporting Senator Mark Begich's Efforts to Reduce Impact of EPA Ruling! See Our Comment Today On, "Growing Aggression In The Environmental Movement" We Present a Personal Perspective: Harbour's Pearl Harbor Connection Yesterday in Washington, D.C., Minority Staff Director of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, McKie Campbell (NGP Photo coming) told us Senator Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo) would be releasing in January a, "20-20 Vision for America's Energy Future", [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:22-09:00December 7th, 2012|Federal Progress, Personal|0 Comments

12-6-12

New Alaska Energy Job (We believe the new incumbent will be capable of unwraping a Gordian Knot, have the grace of Walter Cronkite, the determination of Clint Eastwood,  the wisdom of Peter Drucker, the inventiveness of MacGyver and possibly the simple decisiveness of that great warrier, Alexander.  Time permitting, we'll explain later for those who do not fully grasp the multiple energy enigmas awaiting this new executive.  Greeting him/her will be the challenges of gas supply deficiency for power generation, high voltage transmission infrastructure deficiency, constituent demands for energy subsidies from rural [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:48:48-09:00December 6th, 2012|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments

12-5-12 – “Call to Action”

Our friends at the Resource Development Council for Alaska write this morning: Congress is currently considering the Coast Guard reauthorization bill.  Passage of this legislation presents an opportunity to achieve a short to mid-term solution to Alaska¹s concern with the Emission Control Area (ECA).  Your help is needed immediately, as there is a small window of opportunity. The U.S. House of Representatives will likely pass a Coast Guard authorization bill soon. At this  point, the best hope is to get language inserted into the Senate version. Action requested: RDC encourages its members to thank [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:22-09:00December 5th, 2012|Federal Obstruction, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments

12-4-12

EnergyBiz by Barry Cassell.  Republican leaders of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee wrote a Nov 30 letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson to follow up on prior requests that the agency make certain information relating to rulemaking activities publicly available.  In an effort to improve transparency for taxpayers, committee leaders previously requested EPA post rulemaking petitions and notices of intent to sue to the agency's website, but they said the agency has yet to take action. Consumer Energy Alliance Clips :   Houston Chronicle: Luring top [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:22-09:00December 4th, 2012|Uncategorized|0 Comments

12-3-12

CBC/AP.  It's a decision U.S. President Barack Obama put off during this year's election campaign, but now that he's won a second term, his next move on the proposed oil pipeline between Alberta and Texas may signal how he will deal with climate and energy issues in the four years ahead.  (Comment: Note the stacked, unused TransCanada pipe on the right, as Obama appeared in Cushing, Ok., during the campaign.  In the early 1970s Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) pipe rested for several years, stacked and waiting for Congressional authorization.  That [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:22-09:00December 3rd, 2012|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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