3-31-14

Kenai Peninsula Clarion Editorial.  Last week, Gov. Sean Parnell created a municipal advisory board to weigh in on issues surrounding a natural gas pipeline project that could eventually tie communities together from Prudhoe Bay to Nikiski (i.e. See News Miner Story).​  While it’s laudable that the governor chose to allow several of those communities to weigh in — representatives from North Slope, Fairbanks North Star, Denali, Matanuska-Susitna, and the Kenai Peninsula Borough will be able to weigh in — we find other parts of the pipeline development process to be troubling.   More.... Latest On the Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal Powerline Blog, 2-27-14. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:39-09:00March 31st, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Intrastate Gas, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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3-30-14 Dr. Milton Byrd

Point of personal privilege.  Last week I spoke of the passing of a dear friend, Dr. Milton Byrd (NGP Photo). Today I was moved by a greater fullness of his life than I had been aware, thanks to an obituary provided by his loving family. For example, I knew of only one of Milton's educational positions and accomplishments before his move to Alaska. Yet, in my defense, how would I know of every accomplishment of a truly private and serious man who seemed always engaged, not with the past, but on the next [...]

By |2017-06-04T12:22:15-09:00March 30th, 2014|Personal|0 Comments
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3-28-14

Juneau Empire.  Roger Marks (NGP Photo), a petroleum economist in private practice, gives the House Resources Committee his evaluation of Senate Bill 138 and the associated proposed North Slope natural gas commercialization proposals at the Capitol on Thursday. National Journal.  Two facts should keep Interior Secretary Sally Jewell awake at night. First, if Republicans win the Senate, Alaska's Sen. Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo) will wield tremendous leverage over Jewell's department. She would lead both the Energy and Natural Resources Committee that oversees the department and the Appropriations subcommittee that controls its [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:51:55-09:00March 28th, 2014|Federal Obstruction, Interstate Gas|0 Comments
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3-27-14 “‘S.V.’ of Alaska Proposing Annexation to Russia”

Fox News.  A petition on the White House website created by “S.V.” of Anchorage is calling on Alaskans and others to "vote" for Alaska to secede from the U.S. and become a part of Russia.  (Comment: In the wake of federal government overreach, we can understand a certain logic in advocating secession but not in affiliation with Putin's homeland.  -dh)

By |2016-03-13T03:51:54-09:00March 27th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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3-26-14 Parnell Creates LNG Project Municipal Advisory Board

Fairbanks News Miner by Matt Buxton.   After local mayors raised concerns over how the state’s natural gas pipeline deal could deprive communities of millions in property taxes, Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) established a board tasked with reviewing the pipeline. Parnell signed an order creating the Municipal Advisory Gas Project Review Board, which will “develop a framework for assessing the impact and benefits, especially on communities, of a future Alaska natural gas line,” according to a press release Tuesday.

By |2016-12-22T22:29:39-09:00March 26th, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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3-25-14 A Frontal Attack On States’ Rights

OP-Ed by Joseph Cafariello.  The EU’s 28 member states have mandated that the European Commission come up with a plan within three months to outline ways in which Europe can satisfy its energy needs without continued reliance on Russia.  (Energy Nation says, "Tell Congress To Increase LNG Exports"; Photo: Map of Ukraine gas pipelines bringing gas from Russia to the EU states.) U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, Chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, yesterday called the proposed EPA wetlands rule unfair, unwise and unnecessary.’  (Murkowski also opposes EPA rule.) U.S. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:39-09:00March 26th, 2014|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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3-25-14

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will hold a hearing at 10 a.m. EDT today on how the United States can responsibly export natural gas to create high-paying jobs and turn the United States into an energy superpower. WATCH LIVE: http://www.energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/live-webcast Last week, the Russian government sanctioned Sen. Landrieu from entering Russia.The Senator vowed that the sanction would not stop her pushing to expand domestic energy production, responsibly increase energy exports around the world and continue supporting our allies and lovers of democracy.

By |2016-03-13T03:51:54-09:00March 25th, 2014|Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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3-24-14

Washington Post Editorial.  DEBATE HAS raged over whether the United States can fight Vladimir Putin on the Russian president’s most favorable ground: energy politics. It can, and it should, particularly because there’s an obvious path forward that coincides with the United States’ — indeed, the world’s — economic interests. That path is lifting irrational restrictions on exports and making it easier to build natural gas export terminals. Comment:  This comment and our archives will supplement the adjacent story.   Late last year we began documenting with more and more detail the relationship of socialist [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:40-09:00March 24th, 2014|Arctic Policy, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Interstate Gas|0 Comments
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3-22-14 “We can’t always judge a book by its cover.”

Governor's Prayer Breakfast In Anchorage This Morning   While the live event is sold out, NGP readers can attend the virtual event on line by going here.  The Prayer Breakfast coverage begins at 8 this morning, which is noon EDT. We have attended and covered these events in the past. Question.  Why would we do that?  Answer.  We make occasional reference to the omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent creator of the Universe here because we are lost in the chaos of temporal issues without Him.   American and Canadian energy projects, family plans, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:40-09:00March 22nd, 2014|Commentary, Notes From the Road, Personal|0 Comments
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3-21-14 Court Weighs In On Pebble Referendum

Some Dear Readers have inquired about our travels.  While we always devote hours keeping NGP current -- no matter where we are --- we do not deny opportunities for consulting, photography, general writing projects and a little personal enjoyment.  Last Friday, here in Cuenca, Ecuador, we went to a nearby 'volcanic spa' after updating our pipeline projects and wrote about it on Facebook last Saturday.  Here is a glimpse.  Enjoy your weekend!  -dh Calgary Herald by Mario Toneguzzi.  A bright outlook for Alberta’s economy is being haunted by pipeline risks, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:40-09:00March 21st, 2014|Commentary, Notes From the Road, Rule Of Law|0 Comments
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3-20-14 Learning From History

What Does This Week's Gas Pipeline Effort Have To Do With The August Primary Election? by Dave Harbour                                 Thirty-three years ago this week, Alaska's governor, Jay Hammond (NGP Photo), gathered with House and Senate leadership to announce bipartisan legislation aimed at reforming oil taxes. Point of Personal Privilege:   We celebrate the life and mourn the passing of our great friend, Dr. Milton Byrd (NGP Photo).  (See our later update and obituary on March 3, 2014)   [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:40-09:00March 20th, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Notes From the Road, Personal|0 Comments
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3-19-14

CBC News.  Joe Oliver sworn in as finance minister, Greg Rickford replacing Oliver at natural resources. Fairbanks News Miner by Matt Buxton.  After a marathon floor session that stretched well past five hours, the Senate passed Gov. Sean Parnell’s Senate Bill 138 that grants the administration sweeping power to partner with North Slope producers to move forward on the first stages of the $45 billion to $65 billion project. Commonwealth North TODAY: Today’s forum is on Alaska's Potential Investment in a North Slope Natural Gas Pipeline Project, Dena’ina Center, 3rd floor, room A, 11:30 [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:40-09:00March 19th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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