News of the Day: Studies Show Industry Offers Better Jobs, Greater OpportunitySam Winstel, American Petroleum Institute, July 17, 2020 Some lawmakers have proposed putting hundreds of thousands of Americans to work in clean energy jobs while moving the U.S. away from natural gas and oil and, presumably, from the jobs our industry supports. Somebody should check to see if that’s … read more
This opinion piece, written by Jim Plaquet, a 46-year member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302, appeared in Sunday’s Fairbanks Daily News Miner. It turns out that Joe Paskvan and I actually agree on some things: Alaska needs fiscal stability; Alaska depends on the oil industry as its major source of revenue; Alaska has suffered a recession … read more
News of the Day: Trump to overhaul decades old environmental permitting rules in bid to speed infrastructure approvals OIL Dakota Access pipeline can keep running amid legal fight: U.S. courtReuters, July 15, 2020 The Dakota Access oil pipeline can continue to operate amid an ongoing court battle, a U.S. Appeals Court said on Tuesday, setting aside for now a lower … read more
