Come On Baby, Don’t Light My Fire
We all love the sunshine, but we really shouldn’t shun the precipitation this spring because it’s been a dry winter. Every drop helps dampen the…
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What’s AWOS and Why Does It Matter?
Prior to a couple of months ago, I had never heard the acronym “AWOS”, let alone knew we had an AWOS problem in Alaska or…
New Economic Horizons in Alaska
The time has come to broaden our economic horizons beyond relying primarily on oil revenue. Our state’s shaky financial health proves the need for diversification…
As Gas Shortage Looms for Railbelt…
Blow The Dust Off The Dam Project Already Nobody is happy a natural gas shortfall is looming on the Kenai Peninsula up through Anchorage and…
Wobbly Premise for EV Acceleration
The recently announced goal by the Biden administration that 50 percent of new vehicles be electric by 2030, his “EV Acceleration Challenge”, is unaffordable, unrealistic,…
Hold On to Your Socks – and Your Hat
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Well, la-dee-da. Based on data from 2021, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are actually down 17.7 percent from 2007, putting current levels approximately…
Willow Project Passes House, Goes to Senate
A project in the National Petroleum Reserve has suffered some resistance from the Biden administration. The day of reckoning will soon be upon us as…