Carl Portman

Hard questions need to be asked and the company should stop moving customers over to Yukon until all of the issues are resolved.

OPINION: Alaska needs allies in development of energy resources.

Alaskans across the entire social and economic spectrum spoke out in force Tuesday, Nov. 9, in support of oil and gas development in Alaska's Outer Continental Shelf. They came to a public hearing in Anchorage with a sense of urgency, presenting compelling testimony in favor of affirming Lease Sale 193.

Sealaska, its tribal member shareholders and Southeast Alaska communities are facing a full-scale assault from national environmental groups and their allies in Congress on legislation important to their future.