Comment: for those consumed in metrics, we recall the bad news that Alaska is now the 4th largest oil producing state in the Nation, behind North Dakota, Texas and California--and production continues to decline.   Today, our good friend and natural resource guru Steve Borell (NGP Photo) reminds us of the good news that Alaska -- according to some standards -- is the Nation's second richest state, according to Mining, behind our Texas cousins.   Borell, along with other readers and I, remain alert to Alaska's massive per capita spending and [...]