3-10-15 Proud Of Our Newest Senator

Are We Proud Of Alaska's Newest U.S. Senator?  Yes We Are! (We are also delighted with the new, House Natural Resources Chairman, Rob Bishop.  Bishop replaced our longtime hero Chairman Doc Hastings and seems to be effectively and seemlessly moving forward.  More here....  -dh) During his tenure as Alaska's Attorney General Alaska's newest U.S. Senator, Dan Sullivan, brought lawsuits against the federal government for endangering Alaska's constitutionally reliant resource base. Sullivan later served as Commissioner of Natural Resources, continuing Alaska's stand against hostile instances of federal overreaching jurisdiction. As the 49th [...]

Mackenzie Valley Oil Pipeline? Cook Inlet Gas For Fairbanks?

Watch live hearing  today @ 1 p.m. ADT re: HB 105, AIDEA BONDS; PROGRAMS; LOANS; Fairbanks LNG PROJECT (Note increased C.I. reserve estimates) ... Friday, Gas Pipeline Federal Coordinator's Office Closed; Larry Persily (NGP Photo) now Kenai Borough Gas Pipeline Coordinator ... AJOC, Midwest Utility Coming North To Alaska? Alberta Oil Magazine by Richelle Wiseman.  (Mackenzie Valley Oil Pipeline?  See our earlier stories.  Photo, Invuik Church, Circa. 2002) It took nearly 40 years, one national inquiry and thousands of hours of negotiations, but in 2011 the National Energy Board finally approved the Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline. [...]

3-7-15 Undermining Two Of America’s Greatest Allies In One Week: Stupid or Treacherous?

America's elected leader has undermined Israel and Canada, two of America's greatest allies, within the week: Stupid or Treacherous?  Does this deplorable diplomacy also jeopardize US energy independence and give aid and comfort to America's enemies?  You decide.   -dh  

2-18-15 Open Letter To Interior Secretary Sally Jewell

Open Letter To Honorable Sally Jewell, Secretary Of Interior On Occasion Of Her Visit To Alaska Useful video references: 1) "Broken Promises" by Former Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickel (NGP Photo-L) and, 2) "Alaska Under Siege" by Dan Fagan (NGP Photo) by Dave Harbour ​We keep hoping that the current Administration's agency appointees will place loyalty to the one appointing them secondary to the public interest and fidelity to the Constitution. Secretary Jewell:  We especially commend for your reading the wise counsel Alaska North Slope Borough Mayor Charlotte Brower has offered to you and the [...]

2-17-15 “Here’s What I Would Do If I Were President”

Personal: We join our Fairbanks friends in lamenting the passing of our dear friend, Bob Bettisworth.  -dh As Interior Secretary Sally Jewell arrives in Alaska, North Slope Borough Mayor Charlotte Brower (NGP Photo) writes that ANWR, "...wilderness proponents ... completely ignore the plight of my people, the Iñupiat."   Read more here. What Would You Do If You Were President? By Dave Harbour On Sunday, Fox News interviewed one of the wisest combat leaders of the modern era, Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney, USAF-Retired (NGP Photo), co-author of Endgame: The Blueprint for Victory [...]

2-16-15 Ready To Be Part Of A Fundamentally Transformed Country?

Energy Users and Internet Users Both Experience Government Overreach And Deterioration Of The Rule of Law (Canada is not immune) by Dave Harbour FCC commissioner Ajit Pai: Obama's push for 'Net Neutrality' will be "adopting a solution that won't work to a problem that doesn't exist using legal authority we don't have." To our energy readers: The dictatorial, FCC action described by Commissioner Pai, is consistent with the lawless character of the U.S. executive governmental branch.   In Alaska we've seen due process and the rule of law attacked by federal administrative / [...]

2-15-15

ADN Op-Ed by John Coghill (NGP Photo-L), Chad Hutchison.   On Feb. 5, Steve Haycox (NGP Photo-R) published an opinion piece entitled, "Alaska leaders’ talk against Obama is cheap, and ignores the long-established law of the land." Respectfully, we disagree with a few of the points made, particularly on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 

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2-12-15 Senators Murkowski and Sullivan Take On Big Issues Of The Day

Sen. Murkowski meets with Kerry on Arctic issues - Timothy Cama  Alaska's newest U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan tackles big issues! U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, yesterday applauded passage by the House of legislation approving construction of the Keystone XL pipeline across the U.S.-Canada border. The House approved S.1 by a vote of 270 to 152. New U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (NGP Photo) of Alaska delivers maiden speech (1/27/15): Supporting Keystone XL and "Big Dreams"and a federal government that, "ignites hope". Boehner: Obama siding with [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:28:35-09:00February 12th, 2015|ANWR, Federal Obstruction, Intrastate Gas, Keystone XL, LNG, NPR-A|0 Comments

2-11-15 Energy Projects Cry Out For Market Freedom

TODAY: Chairman Upton & Chairman Murkowski to Join House and Senate Leaders At Keystone XL Press Rally The Alaska LNG Project provided draft environmental and socioeconomic reports to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which is responsible for conducting the environmental review of the project. www.ferc.gov.  US/Canadian Pipelines And A Call For Market Freedom by Dave Harbour Free enterprise, like water, always seeks a way out of containment in a natural quest for liberation. In recent months, we have reported extensively on President Obama's improper (i.e. and totally rational, if [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:28:36-09:00February 11th, 2015|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Keystone XL|0 Comments

2-5-15 Eight Things To Know About ANWR

PORT OF ANCHORAGE. Yesterday, we were delighted to meet with management of one of Alaska's oldest, most reputable and largest employers: CH2M HILL.  (The company first helped secure the Port and City of Valdez in wake of the terrible earthquake and tsunami in 1964.)   We discussed a wide range of CH2M HILL projects and commitments to Alaska and shall address more of those over time.   One issue affecting Alaska oil and gas logistics is status of the developing Port of Anchorage.  Company spokesman, John Corsi gave us this statement. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:28:36-09:00February 5th, 2015|ANWR, Federal Obstruction, Keystone XL, Reader Comment|0 Comments

2-3-15 Alaska’s Challenge of Cash & Energy Shortage: Part II

CEA President David Holt (NGP Photo) was the guest on several radio interviews discussing the Arctic for All campaign, America's energy revolution, Alaska's role in domestic energy production and the importance of offshore energy resources.  Anchorage's KBYR featured Holt on the Mornings with Michael Dukes Show. He was also a guest on the nationally syndicated Radio America: Neal Asbury’s Made in America Show.   Hear the interviews here! The Hill Op-ed by Mead Treadwell (NGP Photo). ...the Obama administration is in a tizzy to solidify its Arctic strategy. January in particular has been quite busy for the [...]

1-28-15 Is The White House Intentionally Killing Alaska’s Economy and America’s Future?

NPR TODAY & Our Commentary WSJ YESTERDAY: Obama’s Trans-Alaska Oil Assault He’s slowly starving the current pipeline so it will have to shut down. Washington’s energy debate has been focused on President Obama’s endless opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline, but maybe that was only a warm-up. His new fossil fuel shutdown target is Alaska. Refer also to Monday's editorial re: A Good Father Figure and Sunday's reports on: 1-25-2015 REPORT ALERT: Federal Government Makes Economic War On Alaska and All American Consumers and another layer of anti-development complexity courtesy of a new [...]

1-26-15 New Week, New Challenges

NORTH DAKOTA RIG COUNT POINTS TO U.S. OUTPUT DECLINE The decline in oil drilling that has occurred so far across the United States is probably enough to ensure U.S. production peaks by April or May, though that might not be evident until June or July given delays in publishing production records. If the number of active rigs continues to decline in... A Good Father Figure by Dave Harbour ​Please refer to our Sunday review, yesterday, of the President's executive action against Alaska and consumers throughout America WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:28:37-09:00January 26th, 2015|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments

1-25-2015 REPORT ALERT: Federal Government Makes Economic War On Alaska and All American Consumers

      (NGP Photos, Left to right: Governor Bill Walker, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Dan Sullivan, Congressman Don Young) REPORT ALERT: Federal Government Makes Economic War On Alaska and All American Consumers BY Dave Harbour ​While Alaskans have a right to be outraged that their statehood birthright and economic future are now threatened, AMERICAN CONSUMERS EVERYWHERE will feel the pain as this Administration continues to violate the spirit and fact of due process and threatens the very rule of law protecting every citizen.   Today, Robert Dillon of Senator Lisa Murkowski's Energy Committee office [...]

1-22-15 White House Issues Arctic Executive Order

This afternoon, Alaska's newest US Senator spoke out on yesterday's Presidential Executive Order. On Thursday — just three weeks into the new year — the U.S. Senate chamber is set to surpass last year’s total of 15 amendment votes, thanks to a flurry of voting centered almost entirely on the Keystone XL pipeline.   Read more.... What happened to Alaska? Saudi.... CBC.  Irving Oil Ltd. is facing more questions about its use of a pipeline that was built on the property designated for the Canaport LNG facility.  Saint John struck a 25-year [...]

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