Shell leads big oil in clean energy shift Amy Harder, Axios, February 19, 2019 Royal Dutch Shell, one of the most aggressive global oil and gas producers on clean-energy and climate change, faces big tests on how serious it is with its pursuit. The big picture: Shell, the world’s second-largest publicly traded oil company after ExxonMobil, has over the past … read more
AGDC criticizes Mat-Su Borough for ‘factual and legal errors’ Larry Persily, February 18, 2019 The state’s gas pipeline development corporation and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough continue debating the worthiness of the borough’s Port MacKenzie property for the proposed Alaska LNG project, as the state’s latest filing with federal regulators accuses the borough of “factual and legal errors.” The borough’s most recent … read more
Norway gives go-ahead to disputed Arctic copper mine Reuters, February 18, 2019 Norway’s government last week approved construction of a copper mine near Europe’s northernmost point despite years of opposition from indigenous Sami herders and fishermen. Norway’s decision on the copper mine has been viewed by some as a litmus test for the Arctic, where climate change and technology are … read more
