February 2020 - Northern Gas Pipelines

2-27-20 What Do Extremist Activists Want: More.

"Pity Canada's Bottomless Pit Of Extremist Wants" (Our Simple Commentary-dh) Arrests, travel disruptions as Wet'suwet'en solidarity protests spread across Canada. CBC.ca. ... continued to protest in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who oppose a $6-billion natural gas pipeline project in northern B.C.. Protesters end Hamilton rail blockade; highway 6 blockade at Caledonia continues. CBC.ca. The protest is in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who oppose the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline project in B.C. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) Ignoring concerns of energy-producing provinces could break democratic politics, Michael Ignatieff ... Calgary Herald. ... including railroad blockades, protesting a B.C. [...]

By daveharbour|2020-02-27T11:45:17-09:00February 27th, 2020|Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Foreign/Domestic Enviro Conspiracy, What The Other Side Is Up To|0 Comments

2-26-20 Oregon LNG Down For The Count?

Oregon LNG export permit stymied again, Alaskajournal.com. Demonstrators against a proposed liquid-natural gas pipeline and export ... Lacking any firm customers for the LNG, Veresen had failed to convince ... Larry Persily (NGO Photo) is a former Alaska journalist, state and federal official who has long . Japan Will Remain A Key Market For US Liquefied Natural Gas. Forbes. U.S. LNG from Alaska to Japan though stretches back to 1969. The U.S. is set to become the world's largest LNG seller within four years. From LNG World News: Polish LNG terminal receives 85th cargo Polish sole liquefied natural gas (LNG) [...]

By daveharbour|2020-02-26T20:09:11-09:00February 26th, 2020|Japan|0 Comments

2-22-2020 Alaska Gasline Development Corporation’s Joe Dubler Retires

Here's A CEO Job Opening For The Alaska Government's Gas Pipeline Scheme Alaska Journal of Commeerce Exerpt. The temporary head of the state’s gasline agency announced his resignation Thursday morning. Interim Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President Joe Dubler (NGP Photo) made his retirement plans public at the corporation’s board meeting in Anchorage. He will remain at AGDC through May 2, he said. Dubler stepped into the lead role at the state-owned corporation in January 2019 after Gov. Mike Dunleavy made sweeping changes to the AGDC board of directors, which [...]

By daveharbour|2020-02-22T21:29:20-09:00February 22nd, 2020|AGDC, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Canadian Energy Policy|0 Comments

2-20-2020 “Alberta’s Lost Tax Advantage….” Beware Alaska, Texas and other oil producing areas….

Dear Dave, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Alberta’s Lost Advantage on Personal Income Tax Rates. This study finds that the province’s top combined personal income tax rate is now more than 10 percentage points higher than the top rate in several other energy-producing jurisdictions. (More here....) Best, Niels Niels Veldhuis | President The Fraser Institute Why Does Our Headline Address Oil Taxes When The Fraser Study Regards Personal Income Tax (PIT)? ...because Alaska and Alberta alike have learned over the years that higher personal, sales, property [...]

By daveharbour|2020-02-20T04:17:01-09:00February 20th, 2020|ACES, Alaska Taxes, Canadian Energy Policy|0 Comments

2-19-2020 Alaska Governor Introduces Enhanced Land Disposal Program for Residents

Governor Dunleavy Introduces State Lands Bill, Putting Alaska Lands in Alaskans’ Hands February 19, 2020 (Juneau, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy today introduced his State Lands Bill to put Alaska lands in Alaskans’ hands. The legislation, SB 204 / HB 258, will remove barriers to private access and development of state lands, reducing the cost of developing lands, and eliminating the delay of projects. “One resource Alaska has in abundance is its land, yet only 1% of that land is held privately by individuals. No other state has less land [...]

By daveharbour|2020-02-20T03:35:33-09:00February 19th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

2-13-2020 Pebble Area Native Leaders Push Back Against Tribal Critics

Thanks to Must Read Alaska for this important Pebble Mine perspective! ...“The fact that our colleagues in the indigenous community would take an action against us without consultation is particularly disappointing. We have been engaged in the Pebble issue for nearly fifteen years. We have concerns about a mine near our communities, yet we also have concerns about the significant lack of economic opportunity for our people. We have put up with so-called regional and tribal organizations that tell the world that they speak with a united voice on [...]

By daveharbour|2020-02-13T13:22:19-09:00February 13th, 2020|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Pebble Project & Rule of Law|0 Comments

2-11-2020 Killing Our Way Of Life?

The Real Objective Of Killing Domestic Production Is To Kill Capitalism See today's tweet and link to our "Killing Capitalism" commentary. -dh Right, @TexasAllianceEP, and would also shift exploration & production to areas with less concern for reasonable environmental standards! So once again, the goal of anti-oil folks is not to save the environment but to kill US capitalism. https://t.co/XQ9J7O1kLV https://t.co/URB49M1aEd — NorthernGasPipelines (@daveharbour) February 11, 2020

By daveharbour|2020-02-11T11:26:11-09:00February 11th, 2020|Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Fracking, Global Warming, Interstate Gas, What The Other Side Is Up To|0 Comments

2-8-2020 The Economic Foundation For America’s Success

Yes, America's Economic Foundation Is DOMESTIC ENERGY! by Dave Harbour We can easily imagine the poverty and adversity that would befall North America should a Bernie-style socialist become the Commander in Chief. Remember the plague of regulations and political obstacles the Obama administration created to inhibit energy exploration, production and distribution? With a proclaimed socialist president in power, our energy strength could be decemated during just one presidential term with the rest of the economic cards falling into the collapsed foundation. For proof, just look to the destruction of [...]

By daveharbour|2020-02-09T12:24:39-09:00February 8th, 2020|Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Foreign/Domestic Enviro Conspiracy, Global Warming, History|0 Comments

2-6-2020 A Personal Note: Nancy Harbour

Alaska Journal of Commerce Cites Nancy Harbour's Long and Distinguished Career At the Alaska Center For the Performing Arts The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts board of directors announced that President and Chief Operating Officer Nancy Harbour will retire effective Jan. 31 and will be succeeded by Codie Costello, who is anticipated to assume the role in February. Harbour has been the organization’s president and COO since 1997, first joining ACPA as the director of development when the doors opened in 1988. In 2005, Costello moved to Alaska from New York, [...]

By daveharbour|2020-02-09T12:23:16-09:00February 6th, 2020|Commentary, Personal|0 Comments

2-3-2020 RCA Takes Additional Pipeline Transfer Comments At Tomorrow’s Hearing

We Urge Our Readers To Comment On The Applications Allowing Hilcorp (Harvest Alaska LLC) To Acquire BP's Alaska Oil Transportation Assets! Here is our 1-20-2020 report Scroll down for instructions on how to have your voice heard! Notice of Public Input Hearing RCA Chairman Robert Pickett replaced your publisher on the Commission in 2008. Due to his widely respected and highly acclaimed regulatory work, he was reappointed in 2014 and is likely to be reappointed to a third term beginning on March 1, according to our sources. -dh [...]