Alaska Legislators Help the Needy – Big Oil.
It’s Christmas morning! (Yes, I know it’s January, but this is my story and you’ll have to humor me) It’s Christmas morning! It’s snowing outside, just like it should be on Christmas morning. Our boots make a nice little crunch, crunch, crunch when we walk, big puffy flakes get stuck in our lashes and we [...]
When in Doubt, Trust….The Bush Administration?
A potentially precedent-setting ruling in a case involving Alaska resource development came through the Supreme Court yesterday. It involved the legal contamination of a naturally occurring fish-bearing lake on the one hand, and the economic interest of a mining corporation on the other. I’ll give you one guess who the court ruled for…and it wasn’t [...]
The Real Lesson of the Exxon Valdez is the Future of Bristol Bay.
On March 24, 1989 I was living thousands of miles away from Alaska. I had never been to Alaska. I had never thought about going to Alaska. I sort of remembered some nature show I’d seen on TV that told me that during the summertime, there were actually flowers, and the snow melted and there [...]
For Every Explosion There is An Equal and Opposite Implosion. (for Sarah Palin)
Well, it may not be Newton’s Third Law of Motion, but it sure seems to be true today. Mt. Redoubt, the famous Alaska volcano which sits right across Cook Inlet from Anchorage and the surrounding area has been exploding for the last 24 hours. And now, in a bizarre demonstration that the universe is in [...]
Rep. Les Gara Says It’s State Sovereignty vs. Exxon in Alaska’s Pipeline Politics.
By Rep. Les Gara (D) I might lose my honorary Mudflats Fan club membership over this one. But I really need to say this. The future of an Alaska gas pipeline, and whether this state cedes its sovereignty over our natural resources to the Exxon’s of the world, depend on it. How do I say [...]
Chevron’s Oil – Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.
For the residents of south central Alaska, hearing the words “Exxon Valdez” causes a visceral reaction in the gut. The carelessness, recklessness, and ineptitude of one of our supposed partners in economic development that caused the spill of 10-30 million gallons of crude oil (depending who you believe) was a stab in the heart – [...]
Blogger v. Legislator >Ding!< (UPDATED)
Not since the days of Alaskans for Truth vs. Mike Doogan have we had such a knock-down, drag out fight. That little fracas was held in the ring of the Anchorage Press, and resulted in Alaskans for Truth with gloves held high in the air, victorious, and Mike Doogan with one of those big cloth [...]
