12-15-20
We added a new poem today, HERE: 12-15-20. A Song of God’s Delight … Re: David’s Psalm 1. Pembina plans $785M in capital spending for 2021, restarting work on two key projects, CBC.ca. Pembina Pipeline Corp. is planning $785 million in capital spending next year as it moves to ... The pipeline expansion includes a new pipeline and associated ... The Empress co-generation facility will use natural gas to generate up to 45 ... CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices|About CBC News.
11-26-2020 We Give Thanks Today. We Pray The Founders’ Vison Is Preserved!
Thanksgiving 2020 A Day Of Thanks For God, Country, Founders and Generations of Patriots America's Founders Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3 October 1789 President George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation [New York, 3 October 1789] By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor—and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested [...]
11-12-20 We hope Alaska doesn’t make this huge mistake
We Pray This Report Is Only A Reporter's Nightmare, Lest It Become Reality Commentary by Dave Harbour So far, we lack confirmation of the adjacent story and hope it is only a terrifying rumor. Former Alaska Governor Bill Walker. NGP File Photo by Dave Harbour But if the former Governor or any other private citizen is successful in convincing enough decision-makers to support this type of deal, we believe it will be at the expense of every Alaskan in several ways. We believe the state could be [...]
10-20-20 Dearly Departed: Jack Roderick
Our longtime friend, Jack Roderick, died Monday. While he was involved in liberal politics and I supported conservative values, we came together — as friends — around most energy issues. In the early 1970s I worked with Murray, Kraft & Rocket to organize the campaign to combine the Greater Anchorage Borough and City of Anchorage into the new Municipality of Anchorage. I then coordinated the television and print portions of City Mayor George M Sullivan’s successful Municipal Mayoral campaign against Jack who had been serving as Mayor of the Borough. Through [...]
10-10-20 We love EVs, but let’s be realistic!
I love electric battery power. You couldn’t separate me from my electric lawn mower, leaf blower, grass trimmer and drills! But I caution my friends about big “alternate energy” schemes designed to benefit the promoter, not the consumer. The article below lays out some often neglected disadvantages of EV ownership. One might also consider that an electric vehicle could routinely use as much electricity as a home. It usually charges at night when everyone is home washing, cleaning, cooking & heating/cooling the home. If the local utility (California, for example) [...]
10/7/20 Big losses of Alaskan jobs
« Alaska Minimum Wage will increase in 2021 |Main Wednesday, October 07, 2020 August jobs down 10.5 percent from last August State of Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development September 18, 2020 No. 20-33 JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s August job count was down 10.5 percent from last August, a loss of 37,000 jobs. Pandemic disruptions continued to spur large over-the-year losses in all industries except federal government, which was up 1,400 jobs due to temporary hiring for the 2020 Census. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined from 11.6 [...]
10-5-20 We Thank Our Teacher, Dr. Stanley, For A Lifetime Of Service
View this email in your browser intouch.org | Donate Share | Subscribe In the October 05 newsletter: Learn more about Dr. Stanley’s new relationship with First Baptist Atlanta and see how you can help advance the gospel around the world. HAVE YOU HEARD? In obedience to the Holy Spirit and leading of the Lord, Dr. Stanley has stepped down as senior pastor of First Baptist Atlanta and now holds the honorary title of pastor emeritus. But don’t worry. Dr. Stanley remains in good health and will continue to preach from the In Touch [...]
10-4-20 Canada Continues To Veer Energy-Leftward
This is not good news: Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul elected leader of the federal Green Party CBC.ca May is among Parliament's most ardent critics of oil and gas pipelines and the country's natural resources sector. She has also pushed for universal ... MORE BAD NEWS FROM CBC: leaders (finally?) talk climate change ... emissions from oil and gas production will exceed B.C.'s existing 2050 target by ... for timber and would support the building of the Trans Mountain pipeline. ... It will be covered across all CBC British Columbia platforms, including ..
9-26-2020 Tongass Freed From Restrictive Roadless Rule
Colleagues: The recent full exemption of the Tongass from the roadless rule is a positive event in these trying times. Towns and villages in Southeast existed long before the Tongass was designated as a national forest. The ability of our people to build futures for their families is a fundamental priority, which can be balanced with environmental concerns; the roadless exemption provides for this balance. The people of Southeast Alaska are benefitting from this action by a thoughtful administration. Sincerely yours, Don Habeger Executive Director First Things First Alaska [...]
9-16-20 April – September Alaskanomics Reports
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 July jobs down 11.2 percent from last July Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development August 21, 2020 No. 20-30 JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s July job count was down 11.2 percent from last July, a loss of 39,900 jobs. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 11.6 percent from 12.4 percent in June. The comparable U.S rate decreased from 11.1 percent to 10.2 percent. COVID-19 continued to disrupt Alaska’s economy. The largest job losses were in Anchorage, but the Southeast, Gulf Coast and Northern regions [...]
9-10-2020 TODAY IS THE 51ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1969 PRUDHOE BAY LEASE SALE
From the state archives (featuring Lieutenant Governor (Secretary of State) Robert W. (Bob) Ward at the microphone. Note correction and personal note below. More historical links). Collection Name AMRC. Ward Wells Collection Identifier AMRC-wws-4794-6 Title State of Alaska 23rd oil and gas lease sale. Description Title taken from sign in photograph. View of 23rd oil and gas lease sale for Alaska inside Sydney Laurence Auditorium in Anchorage, Alaska, with map of North Slope area in Alaska on sign in background. Alaska Governor Keith Miller holds microphone, while Alaska Department of [...]
9-7-2020 Alaska Cannot Renege On Legislative Promises
Dunleavy Administration Responds to Supreme Court Ruling on Oil and Gas Tax Credit Bonds September 4, 2020 (Anchorage) - Today the Alaska Supreme Court, in Forrer v. State of Alaska, struck down legislation enacted under the previous Walker administration in 2018 that authorized the issuance of “subject-to-appropriation” bonds to pay outstanding cashable oil and gas tax credits. According to the Department of Revenue, there is $743 million in outstanding tax credits that were eligible to participate in the tax credit bonding program. The tax credit program ended in 2017. With the collapse of [...]
9-1-2020 George Soros & Son: Major Threat to Capitalism?
The Nazis, Soviets, Venezuelans, Sandanistas, Cubans, and Pol Pot leaders all referred to their governments as "socialist". Alaska's democrats in 2016 voted to elect a socialist president. We believe a growing segment of America's younger generation is unaware of how socialist propaganda and unrealistic promises lead to inevitable misery and eventual collapse of socialist societies. The death of the United States as we have known it is within the grasp of her enemies, both without and within. Only a herculean effort, equal to the commitment, sacrifice, and endurance [...]
8-1-20 First Things First Alaska Foundation Identifies Importance of Mining to Alaska
Dear Alaskan: The economic benefits of mining are integral to the quality of life in Alaska. In a May 2018 report on the mining's industry's impacts in Southeast Alaska alone, t was reported to be responsible for 1,600 direct and indirect jobs, $121,000,000 in direct and indirect wages, $3,800,000 paid to local governments through property and sales taxes, and $246,000 in contributions to about 120 nonprofit organizations. This economic impact is vital to the wellbeing of our communities. The statement above is taken from a letter to the DOWA [...]