Fairbanks News Miner by Mark D. Miller (Juneau Empire).  Here is a story that provides a good, current report on efforts to educate Alaskan students on the importance of natural resource extraction.  -dh

Tumble Ridge News, by Lynsey Kitching.  The enormous opposition to the potential pipelines (Enbridge and Trans-Canada) in BC has spurred the Northwest Territories (NWT) to speak up and offer a solution to Alberta’s dilemma of getting their resources to market.  David Ramsay, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment for the NWT says, “If those opportunities don’t come for Alberta to the west coast, through a province like BC, we want to be seen as an option.”  Pipelines are nothing new to the territory having been transporting oil from Norman Wells since 1985.  Ramsay says, “That line isn’t full to capacity. We have what could become a very prolific shale oil plate in the Central Mackenzie valley with billions of barrels of oil, potentially, that we would like to get to market. We also have a very exciting opportunity in the offshore.  The NWT government is anxious to see the options put on the table and they have been discussing options with industry and the Alberta government.  Ramsay says, “We’re currently formalizing an MOU

[memorandum of understanding] with Alberta…(Read More)