Energy Stocks Diverge From Oil Prices Jessica Menton, The Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2019 Energy stocks in the S&P 500 have shed 15% over the past 12 months amid fears of oversupply and worries about slowing demand in a weakening global economy. The most recent declines come as U.S. crude prices have rallied roughly 9% over the past week amid … read more

Right Under Our Feet Mark Green, API Energy Blog, June 25th, 2019 Ten years ago this month the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill died in Congress, and many still argue for a legislative solution to the challenge of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Happily for the United States, there’s a solution right under our feet – one that has led the way on … read more

May job numbers in Alaska up from last year’s Associated Press, June 21, 2019 Alaska’s unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent last month, which would be its lowest level in more than a decade.  But the figure is preliminary and could still change; the state’s unemployment rate had stood at 6.5 percent since August.  State labor department economist Karinne Wiebold … read more