Alaska jobs report shows some growth in oil, gas industry Associated Press, January 23, 2019 Alaska’s oil and gas industry experienced modest growth last month as some sectors of the economy have continued shedding jobs, according to a state jobs report. December employment numbers released Friday by the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development show some losses from the … read more

State of Alaska issues two key permits for Donlin mine Ravenna Koenig, Alaska’s Energy Desk, January 21, 2019 On Friday the state of Alaska issued two key permits for the proposed Donlin Gold mine in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. One is the reclamation plan approval, which outlines how Donlin Gold would clean up the mine site after the project is over. … read more

  “Cowardice asks the question – is it safe? Expediency asks the question – is it politic? Vanity asks the question – is it popular? But conscience asks the question – is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular; but one must take it because it … read more