Opinion: There’s no apparent plan to avoid Southcentral Alaska natural gas shortages
There are limits to what lawmakers can do, and much will depend on the utilities and their motivation not to fail their customers.
Opinion: The tradition we may not need
Efforts by some each year in Alaska to pay out the largest PFD possible have corrupted Alaska politics, threatened the vitality of the Fund, and represents a selfish intergenerational money grab.
OPINION: Imported natural gas may be less costly than many expect
The ultimate arrangement may not play out exactly like this, but I anticipate utilities will get consumers the best deal.
OPINION: Enabling AGDC distracts attention from serious gas supply solutions
Creating false hope that North Slope gas is going to be available only weakens the extensive planning effort that needs to begin.
OPINION: Necessary questions about the Cook Inlet gas monopoly
Getting answers should only take months and could illuminate our options for future supply.
OPINION: It’s no mystery why chasing an Alaska LNG project is a waste of money
You have to spend billions of dollars for an 800-mile pipeline to get to the point where all other LNG projects begin.
OPINION: Equating PFD cuts to a tax is a piecemeal metaphor
A reduced dividend is no more of a metaphorical tax increase than the reduced services to pay for the dividend are.
OPINION: Analysis of the oil tax bill is missing
This is like Ford increasing the price of pickups by $15,000 and thinking it will sell the same number of trucks.
OPINION: Prop. 6 will match who uses and pays for Chugach State Park access
Without Prop. 6, necessary capital requirements cannot happen, and Anchorage drivers will suffer bad roads and insufficient parking on their way to the park.
OPINION: Big dividends mean important priorities are underfunded
It’s easy to play into the instant gratification of quick and easy cash to get votes. It is easy to ignore how government is the delivery system for many of society’s needs.