News of the Day:        Our village is not a national monumentMatthew Rexford, Anchorage Daily News, April 11, 2021 My village of Kaktovik is the only community in ANWR and is on the coastal plain, where drilling would occur. Naturally, the Kaktovik Iñupiat stand to be affected the most by drilling decisions in our backyard, including on our land. Despite being … read more

Biden’s green energy plans clash with pledge to create union jobsRebecca Rainey  and Eric Wolff, Politico, April 4, 2021 President Joe Biden touted his $2 trillion infrastructure plan as a “once-in-a-generation” effort to tackle climate change while creating millions of “good paying jobs.” Some unions warn that it may ultimately cost a lot of jobs, too. Labor groups, echoed by … read more

NEWS OF THE DAY: “Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy of Alaska said in his state of the state speech in January: “If a regulation needs to be suspended during a crisis, we have to ask ourselves, why was it there in the first place, and can we live without it?”” Calls Grow to Abandon Regulations Eased Under Covid (Hello, Cocktails to … read more