Speak Out Alaskans Or Wave Bye-bye to Your Economic Future – Prentice Leaves Pipe Dream Behind

To whom it may concern,

 

It is with great pain that I witness our nation one of the greatest nations in the world being guided by fear and the power of the special interest groups.  We have wrongfully allowed special interest to use our court systems to derail energy development in our great state of Alaska and our nearby federal waters.  It is very unsettling that certain groups can yield so much power over the most powerful nation in the world that reason and science give way to money and misperception.  Please let us drill and test to see if we have resources that are commercial enough to develop and build our way back to financial certainty.  By allowing environmental groups to have more say in setting public policy than the public that actually resides in the great state is criminal.  Please return to some sense of reason establish policies and govern entities now and in the future.

 

Jimmy Gibson

 

November 5, 2010

 

John Goll, Regional Director

Alaska OCS Region

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500

Anchorage, Alaska 99503

 

RE: Chukchi Sea Draft SEIS

 

Dear Mr. Goll:

 

I am a former executive manager of the Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility with over 35 years of work in an environmental protection field. I have lived in Anchorage for the past 28 years.

 

I am writing to express my support for the planned oil and gas development of Lease Sale 193 in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska.

 

The draft supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) recently released by the federal government properly addresses all concerns expressed by the U.S. District Court in Alaska. It is therefore  my hope that the federal government will finally approve the responsible development of the Chukchi’s abundant oil and natural gas resources.

 

The federal government must enable the continued development of Alaska’s vast oil and natural gas resources. Jobs in Alaska and across the nation depend on the opportunities that offshore oil and gas production can and will provide. My grandchild’s future depends on continued resource development in Alaska. New offshore oil and gas development in Alaska will stimulate America’s economic recovery by generating thousands of new, high-paying jobs throughout the 50 states. Energy produced in the United States, by US workers, using US built building materials makes much more sense that continuing to rely on ever increasing oil imports from volatile and hostile Middle Eastern countries.

 

In conclusion, I strongly believe that the federal government should move forward with the SEIS process and the development of Lease Sale 193 in the Chukchi, as well as pave the way for the State of Alaska to receive a portion of the proceeds from such development through revenue sharing.

 

Now is the time to promote policies that encourage job creation while growing the economy and providing the nation with much needed, locally produced U.S. energy supplies.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

J. Kris Warren