Practical realities of carbon taxes and cap-and-trade systems across Canada undermine potential benefits Governments across Canada fail to properly implement carbon-pricing schemes, which could, in theory, both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the economy, finds Poor Implementation Undermines Carbon Tax Efficiency in Canada. Read more
The EMP threat is no science fiction fable! by Dave Harbour A nuclear explosion in the atmosphere off our coasts or inland (i.e. including Alaska, Canada and the Lower 48) could disable utilities and electronic components in a way that could cripple North American defenses for years -- not to mention the death spiral that would overcome our state, provincial and federal economies. The recent incursions of Russian bomber and fighter probes into Alaska airspace and Russian ship probes off the East Coast should be raising threat levels [...]
Alaska could benefit from executive order seeking to open Beaufort, Chukchi seas President Donald Trump gave Alaska some good news late last week when he signed an executive order directing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke… Here, we provided readers with a list of upcoming meetings. To that one, we'll add this very important networking opportunity! Get out those golf clubs and start practicing for the June 9th Alliance Anchorage Golf Tournament. Register now and save! Check out the sponsorship opportunities available at every level! Click here for registration [...]
Marleanna Hall, Executive Director, Resource Development Council for Alaska. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour Late yesterday we heard from two longtime readers. Carl Portman sent us Marleanna Hall's testimony and his own, on pending oil tax legislation; and, former Attorney General John Havelock sent us a response to our Sunday commentary on government ownership of energy projects. We respect and appreciate the critical thinking of our readers! We appreciate our readers who send important industry data for us to safeguard in our [...]
AGDC shares new plans for LNG pipeline Representatives of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation were in Nikiski on Wednesday evening to present a state-led pipeline mega-project… See our commentary yesterday, re: Alaska's Socialist LNG Project! Oil prices shrink budget gap, but lawmakers remain far apart The state’s budget problem is shrinking, but it may not be enough to resolve differences between the Senate and House. New projects could add 100K barrels by 2021, but some are questionable Large Alaska oil discoveries announced in the last two years are creating [...]
Alaska LNG Project Update by Ben Boettger, Peninsula Clarion AGDC, a state-owned corporation, was a 25 percent partner in the previous plans to build an approximately 800-mile pipeline to move liquified natural gas (LNG) from the North Slope to an export terminal in Nikiski. After the project’s other partners — oil companies BP, Exxon Mobile, and ConnocoPhillips — decided not to invest in it after an unfavorable economic analysis in September 2016, the state became the sole participant in Dec. 2016. On April 17, AGDC filed an application for the [...]
Tax hearing today: We appreciate this alert from Carl Portman and our other friends at the Resource Development Council for Alaska! Carl Portman, Resource Development Council for Alaska. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour A new committee substitute for HB 111, the oil and gas tax bill, has advanced to the Senate Finance Committee, which will hold a public hearing on the oil tax legislation this Saturday, April 29 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at your local Legislative Information Office. Even though you may have testified previously [...]
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski with President Trump. 4-28-17. Congressman Don Young with President Trump, 4-28-17 Washington Examiner (4/27/17) reports: “President Trump on Friday "will sign" an executive order on opening up the U.S. coasts to more offshore drilling while reviewing a number of former President Barack Obama's marine monument and sanctuary approvals seen as barriers to offshore energy development. (Note: this morning the President did sign the E.O. with Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Don Young present at the White House. We are delighted that the [...]
For first time, state reveals recipients of cash credits for oil and gas activity Alaska ended years of silence about its oil and gas tax credits this week by announcing the names of companies that collected $73 million in 2016 in state cash incentives…
ONLY GULLIBLE FOOLS BELIEVE THAT THE GREAT BARRIER REEF IS DYING (See Our Related Commentary) Published April 21, 2017 | By James Delingpole The Great Barrier Reef is dead. It has ceased to be, expired and gone to meet its maker, ... gone to join the bleedin’ choir invisible. It is an Ex Great Barrier Reef. Well, at least it is if you believe the left-wing media ... * * * British writer James Delingpole is the author of such "fantastically entertaining" books as 365 Ways to [...]
Alaska Senate advances oil tax bill, but leaves out some of the pieces proposed by the House This week in Juneau: Slow going as Alaska lawmakers enter second week of overtime Budget idiocy To the editor: The oil and gas industries have built Alaska as we know it today. Alaskans might need passport for flights, military base access AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE People on the Move 4.24.17 By Donna Kimura In Memoriam: Dan Fauske (See our original report here. -dh) Dan Fauske. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo [...]
Canada’s air cleanest it’s been in 40 years, stricter environmental regulation may unnecessarily harm economy Canada’s air quality has dramatically improved over the past four decades despite significant population and economic growth and increased energy usage, finds Canada's Air Quality Since 1970: An Environmental Success Story. Read more Our readers will remember what the real goal is of the climate change cabal!
Yesterday, we advised readers about two upcoming conferences, one in Inuvik, NWT and one in Anchorage. Below, we alert readers to consider several more! -dh Enjoy The Kentucky Derby Spirit With An Alaska Railroad Twist! Alaska's Energy and Minerals Sector Could Interface With Other Constituent Businesses In A Great Atmosphere. Join Us Next Week! -dh On Friday, April 28, 2017, the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce invites our readers to come aboard the Annual Anchorage Chamber Train Ride, held from noon to 4:30 p.m., on the Alaska Railroad passenger train. This [...]
We are sure that our Arctic oil, gas and mining readers will find this conference useful: International Business Conference & Trade Show Sheraton Anchorage Hotel Alaska's Premier Arctic Business Event Focused Squarely on Trade, Commerce, and Investment in the Region. Four Ways Your Company Can Participate in Arctic Ambitions VI Conference & Trade Show ATTEND THE CONFERENCE This year, the theme of the conference is New Arctic Realities: The Path Forward. With this theme, we will highlight the following areas: transportation, technology and innovation, infrastructure development, natural resource [...]
America's constitution and free enterprises under attack by America's ex-president Masked activists on the attack, April 2017 Christiana Figueres, UN Framework on Climate Change, kill capitalism At a news conference last week in Brussels, Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of U.N.’s Framework Convention on Climate Change, admitted that the goal of environmental activists is not to save the world from ecological calamity but to destroy capitalism. “This is the first time in the history of mankind that we are setting ourselves the task of intentionally…to change the [...]