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10-27-16 Economist Roger Marks Fact Checks Lawyer’s “Fair Share” Cliché

Beware of False Oil Tax Prophets by Dave Harbour Roger Marks, Senior Oil & Gas Economist. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour (Scroll down to Ak-Headlamp report for Marks' reference.) Regarding our piece yesterday about one lawyer's advocacy for higher oil industry taxes, we provide (BELOW) Ak-headlamp's comment today. We would only add that the lawyer proposes a "fair share" oil tax policy without definition or rational. He simply opines an assumption that a "fair share" of oil wealth for the bureaucracy should be "one-third of gross"... not one-third [...]

By wpnorthern|2016-12-22T22:26:46-09:00October 27th, 2016|ACES, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary|0 Comments

10-25-16 Attorney Joins Lawyer/Governor Bill Walker In Advocating Oil Tax Increase. Fair Or Hypocritical?

Calling for a "fair share" could be -- and in Alaska usually is -- a sign of political hypocrisy This morning's Alaska Dispatch News features another clever Opinion-Editorial by an Alaska lawyer (i.e. for more, see Ak-Headlamp analysis, column right.) who has become one of the largest individual contributors to democrat tax & spend candidates for the Alaska state legislature this election cycle. Recently, in a Neil Cavuto interview, Las Vegas developer Steve Wynn provided an articulate response to the wealth distribution crowd (See video) using the term "fair share" to [...]

By wpnorthern|2016-12-22T22:26:50-09:00October 26th, 2016|ACES, Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary, Fracking, Mayor Dan Sullivan|0 Comments

10-22-16 Governor Walker Feels The Pain

Anchorage Daily Planet Editorial: "He Feels Your Pain" Bill Walker, Governor of Alaska. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour. Gov. Bill Walker addressed the Alaska Federation of Natives convention and zeroed in on Alaska’s budget deficit and his decision to cut this year’s dividend by more than half. He said Alaska is drawing down its reserves at about $12 million daily. “I cannot tell you, I cannot describe to you adequately how difficult of time this has been to be serving as governor,” APRN reports [...]

By wpnorthern|2016-12-22T22:26:50-09:00October 22nd, 2016|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis|0 Comments

10-18-16 As Alaska’s Governor Chases A 40-year Uneconomic Pipedream, His Economy Falters

Breakenridge: NDP's bid to diversify oil and gas industry doesn't make sense, Calgary Herald Alaska's Governor Goes "Bulworth"? Opinion by Andrew Jensen, Alaska Journal of Commerce “Going Bulworth,” if you don’t know, is an expression for politicians who say what they actually think. It comes from the 1998 movie starring Warren Bill Walker, Governor of Alaska. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour. Beatty about a disillusioned U.S. senator who starts drinking at campaign events and rapping about single-payer healthcare. Gov. Bill Walker went Bulworth in [...]

By wpnorthern|2016-12-22T22:26:50-09:00October 18th, 2016|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Competition, LNG|0 Comments

10-14-16 We Lament The Passing of Former Premier Jim Prentice!

James Prentice. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour We lament the passing of a great Canadian leader: Former premier Jim Prentice, who, with three others, was killed in Kelowna-area plane crash, yesterday. When we chaired an Arctic Gas Symposium in Calgary, it was a pleasure to dust off our French and introduce Jim in both of his country's languages. We sat together over lunch discussing his desire to see an Arctic gas pipeline properly developed with minimal delay...and his love for hunting pheasants in the Dakotas. He seemed [...]

By wpnorthern|2016-12-22T22:26:50-09:00October 14th, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary|0 Comments

10-13-16 Bradner Calls for Caelus Caution

ADN by Tim Bradner. Shucks — just when Alaskans are starting to take our state's huge financial problem seriously, someone finds a bunch of oil. Last week's announcement by Caelus Energy that it had found a large oil accumulation on the North Slope is really good news. But it shouldn't give our legislators an excuse to chicken out again on some tough fiscal decisions. Need for caution For one thing, we have to view Caelus' find with a certain caution. The 6 billion-barrel figure, for example, is oil in place, [...]

By wpnorthern|2016-10-14T05:22:41-09:00October 14th, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Uncategorized|0 Comments

10-12-16 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT-WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL

We’d love to see you tonight in Anchorage! -dh Mead Treadwell Dr. Forrest Nabors Dave Harbour

By wpnorthern|2016-12-22T22:26:51-09:00October 12th, 2016|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, Federal Obstruction, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Ocean Policy, OCS, Personal, Rule Of Law|0 Comments

10-11-16 The New President Will Bring Alaska (and America) To Energy Based Prosperity Or Poverty

We'd love to see you tomorrow night in Anchorage! -dh Let's Keep Our Eyes On The Prize: One Presidential Candidate Will Support Reasonable Energy Policies That Build Prosperity And The Other Will Support Unreasonable, Impoverishing Energy Policies. Dear Readers: Respectfully. It's not whether we prefer the morals of one imperfect candidate over another. Both are flawed, as have been past presidents, as have been ourselves. One, in our opinion is more fatally flawed than the other, but setting that aside, we choose to focus on the prize. Since our [...]

By wpnorthern|2016-12-22T22:26:51-09:00October 11th, 2016|Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Coordinator, LNG|0 Comments

10-11-16 Join Us Tomorrow (Wednesday) 6 p.m.!

ALASKA WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL SOCIAL EVENT (MORE INFO HERE) Join us at 5:30pm for a social mixer with our guest speakers prior to the program start at 6:00pm. Beverages will be available for purchase during the event and social hour. Please plan to arrive earlier if you plan to eat food prior to the program or plan to try 49th State Brewing Co‘s delicious food after the discussion. Speakers: Community Perspective – Mead Treadwell Prior to joining Pt Capital as President, Mead Treadwell served as Alaska’s lieutenant governor and was [...]

By wpnorthern|2016-12-22T22:26:51-09:00October 11th, 2016|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, OCS, Personal, Rule Of Law|0 Comments

10-10-16 Did Alaska’s Senators Jump The Gun Trashing Trump?

Our take on this headline: Alaska Sens. Sullivan and Murkowski call on Donald Trump to drop out of presidential race After the disgusting Trump "hot mike" comments from 11 years ago, we collected our thoughts and offered them to Tim Pawlenty last Saturday. Today, we wish we had similarly counselled Alaska's Senators to not, "jump the gun". After all the outrage and dust settles, the reality is that a Clinton administration would 1) put the nail in Alaska's natural resource coffin, and 2) coordinate with the liberal Canadian Prime Minister on [...]

By wpnorthern|2016-12-22T22:26:51-09:00October 10th, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

10-8-16 More On Governor’s Korea Trip

Re: Governor's Asian trips, see previous posts: 10-7-16, 10-3-16, 10-2-16 TODAY: Gov. Walker headed to South Korea to promote gas pipeline, Alaska Dispatch News. Keith Meyer, president of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., will accompany Walker on the trip, according to a statement from the governor's ... Walker to return to S. Korea to pitch gasline plan - Alaska Public Radio Network Governor Bill Walker Plans International Energy Forum Attendance, Seoul - youralaskalink Governor Walker Invited to Speak in Korea about Alaska's Energy Opportunities - Alaska Native News

By wpnorthern|2016-10-08T23:25:11-09:00October 8th, 2016|AGDC, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, LNG|0 Comments

10-7-16 Governor Gives A Day’s Notice For Another International Trip

Governor Bill Walker today sent a letter to Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell nominating the Beaufort and Chukchi seas and Cook Inlet for inclusion in the 2017-2022 proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease sale More here. With Some Highly Astute Audiences, One Has But One Chance To Make A Successful Pitch by Dave Harbour* Bill Walker, Governor of Alaska. NGP file photo by Dave Harbour. The release below, received today, indicates Governor Bill Walker will be in Korea tomorrow for a speech to the new but influential Yeosijae [...]

By wpnorthern|2016-12-22T22:26:51-09:00October 7th, 2016|AGDC, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Government Waste, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|0 Comments

10-6-16 US & Canadian Leaders Attack Fossil Fuel (Note: Both liberal policies increase consumer prices, decrease jobs, increase national debt, depress economies with no verifiable improvement in a conjured climate change narrative. -dh)

BREAKING NEWS! ConocoPhillips Alaska today announced it has signed a contract with Doyon Drilling Inc. to build a new Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) Rig. The rig will initially target development of Fiord West, a field northwest of the main Alpine pad discovered in 1996. The ERD rig represents the third new-build drilling rig ConocoPhillips has contracted for since SB21 was passed in 2013. READ COMPLETE ANNOUNCEMENT HERE! Oil Glut? Here Comes Some More! Good for Alaska! BY CLIFFORD KRAUSS Oil finds in Texas and Alaska come at a [...]

By wpnorthern|2016-12-22T22:26:51-09:00October 6th, 2016|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Competition, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Global Warming, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

10-5-16 OVERHAUL ALASKA’S FISCAL POLICY! – Alaskan and Canadian Energy Players Won’t Want To Miss This Week’s FAIRBANKS Confab!

For Alaska to SurThrive (Survive and Thrive), Alaska's Fiscal Policy Needs an Overhaul! BY JOE BEEDLE AND JOE SCHIERHORN Alaska Business Monthly Joe Schierhorn (L) and Joe Beedle, ABM Photo Brexit is an abbreviation for “British exit,” referring to the June 23, 2016, referendum whereby British citizens voted to exit the European Union. We would argue that Alaska’s exit or avoidance to deal with fiscal discipline amounts to Alaska’s exit from economic and fiscal reality, a dysfunctional end to prosperity, an “AK-IT” scenario. We need legislative action to [...]

By wpnorthern|2016-12-22T22:26:51-09:00October 5th, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, OCS, SB 21|0 Comments

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