Donlin’s Pipeline to Progress. AK Legislators must answer “who pays”?

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NEWS OF THE DAY: Alaska weighing options to push back on new review of ANWR leasingSean Maguire, KTUU, August 3, 2021 The Alaska Department of Law is deciding how to respond to the federal government’s announcement that it will hold another environmental review of oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. “The continued delay tactics of the Biden administration … read more

Fake infrastructure ‘pay-fors’. AK Range Potential. Fiscal Working Group Update.

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NEWS OF THE DAY: The Infrastructure ‘Pay-Fors’ That Aren’tThe Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal, August 2, 2021 The bipartisan deal is full of phantom revenue gimmicks. West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin and his Senate Republican friends are stressing that their infrastructure deal is “fully paid for.” Read their lips: No new deficit spending. Read their bill: It relies to … read more

Oil Search + Santos =POWERHOUSE!! More cash for Alaska candidates.

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NEWS OF THE DAY: Oil Search, Santos to Merge Into $16 Billion LNG PowerhouseJames Thornhill, Bloomberg, August 1, 2021 Australia’s second- and third-biggest oil and gas companies are set to merge to become one of the largest in the region and in the top 20 globally. Oil Search Ltd. on Monday said it agreed to an improved all-share offer from Santos Ltd. that … read more