2/24/21 Ben Stevens Accepts New Role With ConocoPhillips
Governor Dunleavy Congratulates Ben Stevens on New Position February 24, 2021 (Juneau) – Governor Mike Dunleavy is announcing that Chief of Staff Ben Stevens will be leaving the administration to become the new vice president of external affairs and transportation at ConocoPhillips Alaska. Mr. Stevens last day in the governor’s office will be announced soon. “I want to [...]
10-5-17
Thought of the day: "Alaska's government-sponsored LNG project need not contend (directly) with Panama Canal issues. But Alaska faces similar project risks. Do Alaskan citizens want their government's 'go it alone LNG project' to [...]
11-4-17 The importance of commenting
Dear Friends: After nearly a week on a special assignment I now come up for air with a message we often forget. The message is, "Don't forget to offer public comment [...]
9-25-17 (We will be involved in special projects until October 4 but will do our best to post relevant news for the archives and you, until then. -dh)
Gov. Walker proposes head tax to boost state revenue Gov. Bill Walker’s latest proposal for closing the gap between state revenue and spending is a limited tax on payroll wages and self-employment income. State [...]
9-19-17 Never Forgetting About My Readers!
E.B.B. "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach...." Dear Reader: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, over 1.5 centuries ago, wrote how [...]
9-18-17 ANWR becomes ‘real’ again!
Trump Administration Moves to Open Arctic Refuge to Drilling Studies NEW YORK TIMES, BY LISA FRIEDMAN. An Interior Department memo has proposed lifting restrictions on seismic surveys in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which [...]
9-15-17 Mrs. Hickel Passes
Former First Lady Ermalee Hickel Ermalee Hickel, 2011 WTC Export Luncheon. Northern Gas Pipelines photo by Dave Harbour Former First Lady Ermalee Hickel passed away yesterday afternoon. As a friend of the [...]
9-13-17 Rogoff Bids Anchorage Dispatch, Alaska Experiment Farewell
Seeking investment, Alaska goes open source with oil & gas data Somewhere in Anchorage, the state is hiding four giant suitcases, filled with top-secret pictures of the ground. Alice Rogoff. Northern Gas [...]
9-11-17 Lest We Forget
Walker says state won't put more money into Alaska LNG. Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. ANCHORAGE — Alaska won't put more money into promoting the big AlaskaLNG Project until firm commitments are made by customer.... Alaska North Slope Iñupiats [...]