The Annual Conference of the Resource Development Council for Alaska opens today in Anchorage to what we expect to be a standing room only audience.  Scroll down to read our commentary which debuts today in a special insert produced for this conference.  By Saturday, we'll also complete our NARUC entry in yesterday's posting.  -dh ADN by Elizabeth Bluemink.  Tom Barrett (NGP Photo coming), 63, is scheduled to begin working at the company, which operates the 800-mile trans-Alaska pipeline, on Jan. 1.  Barrett is taking the helm at a time when [...]

Last night in Anchorage about 70 citizens had signed up for testimony during the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Management and Enforcement (BOEM) hearing on the agency's recently released, Suplemental Impact Statement on the Chukchi Sea Leasing Program, Lease Sale 193.  While the same plaintiffs that filled the record of the U.S. District Court in Alaaska with arguments opposing Alaskan Oil and Gas development,the preponderence of testimony arsupported development of Alaska's OCS natural resources.gument apppeared as expected, along with amiable actor Ted Danson, the preponde3rence of testimony came from Alaaska residents who

Send us your testimony, here; and we'll post it! Since the overwhelming majority of witnesses supported OCS development we wonder why TV Channel 2's headline read:  Actor Ted Danson and others speak out against drilling in the Chukchi.  It should have read, "Most Alaskans spoke out for drilling in the Chukchi".  This is why citizens are so frustrated with the mainstream media.... Last night in Anchorage about 70 citizens had signed up for testimony during the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Management and Enforcement (BOEM) hearing on the agency's recently released, [...]

PNA via ADN by Eric Lidji.  Linc Energy has started drilling its first Alaska natural gas exploration well, the company said.  The Australian company recently spudded LEA No. 1 in Mat-Su just north of Point MacKenzie Road across Knik Arm from rage.In an Oct. 24 statement, Linc CEO Peter Bond said the well was designed "to target a number of stacked gas objectives whilst intersecting regional coal measures."  

 MEETING OF THE ANCHORAGE ENERGY TASKFORCE (NGP Photo: Mayor Dan Sullivan) Nov. 3, 2010 9:00-11:00 a.m. Mayor’s 8th floor conference room     I.              Call to Order/Introductions   II.            Review of Agenda   III.           Presentation a.     Local utilities update about winter preparedness (continued from last meeting)                                           i.    ENSTAR – John Sims,  Manager, Corporate Communications & Customer Service(confirmed) b.    CIRI, Fire Island wind project – Ethan Schutt, Sr. Vice President, Land and Energy Development (confirmed) c.    David Gottstein, North Slope gas proposal (confirmed)   IV.          Old Business a.    Updating transition [...]

ADN/AP by Dan Joling (NGP Photo).  Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell has had 16 months on the job as a replacement for Sarah Palin and the Republican is seeking a full four-year term. Democratic Ethan Berkowitz hopes Alaskans want a change.Parnell continues to embrace Palin's plan for a proposed pipeline to move North Slope natural gas to market. The law awarded an exclusive state license to build the pipeline and $500 million in state incentives to get the $30 billion project moving. Parnell claims that both the state licensee, TransCanada Corp., [...]

 California's Green Politics Creates Its Own Brands of Greed and Corruption by Ben Harbour, A California Voter   While I was in line to cast an early ballot in Fresno on Saturday, the very eager voters were informed that the written description of Prop 23 on the ballot, was wrong.  Our eagerness waining, we were informed that the new language could be read on a poster which hung on the wall near the voting maching, and our vote on the machine would still count. (Click below for more.) Although I [...]