News

Juneau Road: another huge project Alaska doesn't need moves quietly along.
Anchorage Daily News
May 04, 2008
As federal highway dollars drop now, and with Alaska's oil tax income expected to shrink as production declines, it makes no sense to tie up so much future government money in this project. It will use up funds that could be spent on more beneficial projects throughout the state.

Legislature wants $2 million to show polar bears are safe.
Anchorage Daily News
May 04, 2008
The state Legislature is looking to hire a few good polar bear scientists. The conclusions have already been agreed upon -- researchers just have to fill in the science part.

Don't let greed rule over common sense in Bristol Bay.
Alaska Journal of Commerce
Mar 30, 2008
We are not suggesting that Alaskans should continue to develop their resources on a magnanimous scale. But if we choose to, it should be decision for all of us and one that should be measured, thoughtful, researched and not done for the wrong reasons.

Weighing the local carrot vs. the global organic carrot
Anchorage Daily News
Mar 12, 2008
I would like to explore the success of Full Circle Farms, the Washington-based Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and its impact on Alaska's food system. We all must eat and Full Circle offers a good option for some Alaskans, but what if their success is hurting local producers and our local seasonal markets?

Contrary to story, Alaska biofuels do not harm the environment
Anchorage Daily News
Feb 25, 2008
Alaska's biofuels do not destroy native habitat, and I would argue, reduce our impact on climate change. While the study especially condemns the clearing of tropical lands for agricultural biofuels, Alaska is dumping the equivalent of 13 million gallons of fish oil and is exporting nearly half a million gallons of used deep-fryer oil. In addition to capturing these wasted renewable resources, we need to support the Delta growers planting canola on existing croplands for fuel to power Alaska's family farms.

Yukon Flats Land Swap Comments
Anchorage Daily News
Feb 24, 2008
The draft environmental impact statement for a proposed exchange of land between Doyon Ltd. and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Yukon Flats region of interior Alaska is out for public review. And, judging by the past controversy surrounding the proposed deal, comments should come a plenty.

British Columbia's New Carbon Tax
Globe and Mail
Feb 19, 2008
B.C. Finance Minister Carole Taylor introduced an escalating carbon tax on most fossil fuels Tuesday, one she says is designed to ignite an environmental social movement in British Columbia and across Canada to fight climate change.

MEA to shelve coal plan for at least five years
Anchorage Daily News
Nov 12, 2007
Matanuska Electric Association is shelving plans to build a coal-fired power plant south of Palmer, citing "anti-local-power sentiments" held by local elected officials and a spike in costs related to building coal-fired plants.

Juneau Highway Route too Perilous even for Hiking
Anchorage Daily News
Oct 29, 2007
The ridicule and rhetorical backlash heaped upon Alaska for our "Bridges to Nowhere" will soon have another target -- the "Road to Nowhere," also known as the Lynn Canal Highway.

BP fined $20 million for pipeline corrosion
Anchorage Daily News
Oct 26, 2007
BP will plead guilty to a federal misdemeanor and pay $20 million in criminal penalties for last year's Prudhoe Bay oil spills, which prosecutors said were the result of the company's knowing neglect of corroding pipelines.