Consider joining us on Facebook  Remove Dave     Harbour SOME OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY MAY NOT AGREE WITH THIS EDITORIAL COMMENT....BUT ALL OF YOU WILL LOVE THE YOU TUBE SONG LINK BELOW. LET'S WAKE UP, AMERICA: GO VIRAL! I'm the first to agree that Conservatives are not perfect--but for the most part our logic is pretty strong and based on the Nation's founding principles. Here are the most likely, TOP TEN reasons that today's Liberals explain their votes toward socialism. 10. I voted Liberal because I agree with mandatory posting [...]

BOEM Came and Went and We are Stunned by  Dave Harbour  Our story of Michael Bromwich's (Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Management, Regulation and Enforcement, NGP Photo) visit to the Alaska colony is coming, with commentary.  (ADN story by Elizabeth Bluemink; KTUU story by Ted Lamb) Alaska Dispatch.  Data compiled by the Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development’s Research & Analysis Section show that since a modest rebound during the first quarter of 2010, oil and gas employment fell again in the second quarter and by mid-year stood [...]

Your author is leaving now for the BOEM meeting, more fully discussed below in the previous page posts. Come on down! 1.  Alaskans should go down to the Dena'ina in Anchorage this morning from 8 a.m.- noon.  Here's all the information you'll need.  While the public cannot testify, everyone can fill out 'comment cards'. 2.  We admire that Governor Sean Parnell will have Commissioner Larry Hartig represent him on Panel III (click link above for information), that Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan obtained a spot on the Panel, that Senators Lisa Murkowski and [...]

  ALERT-ALERT-ALERT-ALERT   Tomorrow one Interior Department bureaucrat with less than a week's notice will meet here to decide on the future of Alaska's OCS program.  OCS success or failure will impact the future of the existing Trans Alaska pipeline and future gas pipeline projects.  Those energy lifelines provide life support to Alaska's Economy...down to the last teacher, laborer or health clinic technician.   Do you care?   Every member of Alaska's Legislature, every news media person should be there.  Outside yesterday's Primary Election, nothing more important to Alaska's future (or more newsworthy) [...]

 From Facebook.... Remove Dave Harbour An Alaska natural resources policy editorial your author wrote for the Alliance newsletter last week may be found by scrolling down to pages 16-17.... http://alaskaalliance.com/pdf/3rd_quarter_2010_link1.pdf alaskaalliance.com %PDF-1.5 %ãÏÓ 2613 0 obj > endobj 2658 0 obj >/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[]/Index[2613 80]/Info 2612 0 R/Length 184/Prev 2519053/Root 2614 0 R/Size 2693/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream hÞbbd`

Come and ask your Gas Pipeline questions! Our friend Pat Luby reports that NEA-Alaska and AARP are sponsoring one of the final forums for the 5 Gubernatorial candidates.  It will be moderated by Steve MacDonald and shown statewide on Channel 2, KTUU.    But…it will be much more fun to attend in person!   Sunday, August 22 7:30-8:30 pm Wendy Williamson Auditorium UAA  

Comment: NGP Readers should be grateful to the organizations below for grading elected officials based on certain resource development/energy policy votes.  As elections approach, this is one more tool Alaskans can use in judging the quality of those whom they elect.  -dh Representatives from the undersigned statewide business associations collaborated to evaluate members of the 2010 Alaska State Legislature based on their respective performances related to the priorities of Alaska’s business community. Legislators were evaluated on the following broad policy areas – 1) Government Spending, 2) Regulatory Streamlining, 3) Tort [...]

 Report and Editorial Comment  by Dave Harbour Addressing a World Trade Center audience yesterday, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo) began her presentation with an homage to the late Senator Ted Stevens.  Obtain Senator Murkowski's Complete Speech Here Since the balance of her presentation focused on a theme we have long stressed--Federal attacks on Alaska's economy--it seemed appropriate that she recall Stevens' viewpoint on such matters:  "What I planned to speak about today, resource development in Alaska, is actually one of the central pillars of Ted’s vision for our future. He understood, [...]

See our Face Book photos: Friday's Last Campaign Rally for Senator Stevens This Tuesday night, at 8:00pm, the Senator's body will be moved from where it lies in repose at All Saints Episcopal to Anchorage Baptist Temple for ceremonies on Wednesday. Word has gone out that it would be appropriate (even encouraged) to line the procession route. For more information, please see the event page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=143227922378203&ref=mf   All events are open to the public. The public should address questions regarding the services to: (907) 249 0249   TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 [...]