3-28-20 Two of Alaska’s Great Thinkers Opine On Coronavirus

Note: All over the world, the U.S. state department is undertaking these types of operations on behalf of citizens.  It's too bad that our major television networks do not more reasonably cover worldwide events affecting our country.  -dh Excerpts from yesterday's State Department Email: Location: Ecuador (country-wide).  Today, four more U.S. State Department-sponsored flights departed Ecuador, two each from Guayaquil and Quito, returning 403 Americans home.  To date, a total of six U.S. State Department-sponsored flights have taken 631 Americans home.  Meanwhile, the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador has worked closely with commercial [...]

3-27-20 Corona Virus Continues To Hog Center Stage For Energy and All Other North American Communities

Canada COVID-19: Don't Create New Subsidy Program, National Post Fort McMurray mayor says 'time to act decisively' on keeping COVID-19 away Alaska: Corona Virus In this Alaska state senator Cathy Giessel's newsletter this week, you'll find: Oil Prices Senate Finance Major Economic Relief Package Passes Senate Real ID Deadline Extended Federal SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Keeping American Workers Paid and Employed Act This week's Natural Resource Related highlights and updates From the Alaska Miners Association: Mineral tenure legislation passes the Legislature!!  SB155, Exploration & Mining Rights, [...]

3-24-20 Coronavirus and Saudi-Russia tiff effects continue to affect North American energy price/supply/demand

Canada Oil production cuts in Western Canada are imminent ,  Western Canada’s oil production will need to be cut by about 11% from April, or 440,000 b/d, due to the global oversupply created by the Covid-19 virus and ongoing oil price, said Rystad Energy. Suncor Energy cuts 2020 capital by $1.5 billion  Suncor has cut its 2020 capital program by $1.5 billion (Can.), or 26% compared to the original guidance midpoint, to $3.9-4.5 billion (Can.), in response to the decline in the crude oil price and uncertainty of the economic [...]

3-12-20 Energy State Alaska Faces CoronaVirus Head-on!

To Customers: From Our Very Responsible Friends At NorthRim Bank Update to Our Customers: COVID-19 Dear Valued Customer, As we all monitor developments surrounding COVID-19, we understand the concern and uncertainty you may be experiencing and wanted to share updates on what Northrim Bank is doing in response to the virus. The health and safety of our customers, employees and community is a top concern and our thoughts are with those Alaskans who may be impacted. Our branches are cleaned daily as part of normal business and we have [...]

By |2020-03-12T10:31:48-09:00March 12th, 2020|Alaskanomics|0 Comments

3-10-20 Obesity A National Security Threat?

The good General says obesity was a national security problem in this 2012 video. His words undoubtedly apply to first responders and new energy industry employees as well.  Note: imagine the challenge today's employers have when faced with a MAJORITY of young applicants handicapped by both obesity and/or substance abuse!  Can you find fault in his report, below?  If not, we have work to do with school boards and parenting, no? -dh    

By |2020-03-09T22:57:03-09:00March 9th, 2020|Commentary|0 Comments

3-5-20 PEBBLE PROJECT MOVES FORWARD!

Breakfast Meeting: March 5, 2020 Progress on Pebble’s Permitting Featuring: Tom Collier, CEO, Pebble Partnership Breakfast Meeting: March 5, 2020 Progress on Pebble’s Permitting Featuring: Tom Collier, CEO, Pebble Partnership Slide Pack Presentation RDC Breakfast 3/5/2020 featuring: Tom Collier from Resource Development Council on Vimeo. Presentation

By |2020-03-14T16:50:04-09:00March 5th, 2020|Alaskanomics, Pebble Project & Rule of Law|0 Comments
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