Our Xtra Commentary This Week: "Is the federal government overreaching its authority in Alaska?"

Energy Wire.  Alaska boy Beaudreau finds his way home at Interior

Tommy Beaudreau, BOEM, Alaska, Arctic, Listening, Photo by Dave HarbourLast September, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Tommy Beaudreau (NGP Photo-6-14-13 White House Arctic Policy 'Listening Session') received a rare invitation from a group of Alaska's North Slope whalers to visit a tiny Arctic island that the villagers use to launch their fall whaling trips. Cross Island, an eyebrow-shaped sliver of land, is located 20 miles from Prudhoe Bay, the heart of Alaska's North Slope oil development hub. For Beaudreau, the visit provided a unique on-the-ground perspective of the conflicting demands of the American Arctic.

Free Beacon, by Lachlan Markay.  The Energy Department is defending its decision to award nearly $100 million to a major green energy company that has been investigated by two federal agencies and says it may be forced to declare bankruptcy