Cold Weather

As the U.S. midwest and east coast experience record cold temperatures and winter weather, we can’t help but make fun of some of the “global warming” issues that have affected our economy and our way of life in Alaska. Even though sea ice has increased for the past two years, polar bear populations have increased, [...]

Let’s Keep a Lid on This

President Obama and Senator Harry Reid can’t be glad that the global warming issue is coming apart before they have a chance to use it to tax us even more.

House of Cards

This week’s news about hacked emails from East Anglia tends to support what we have suspected about the global warming issue all along.  Is the house of cards about to fall?

Alaska’s cruise ship head tax

A couple of recent articles in the Juneau Empire and Bradner’s Economic Digest have pointed out that Alaskans may be losing cruise ship business as a result of a head tax instituted a couple of years ago.  Of course, opinions differ, but we need to look at the qualifications and  ability (or inability) of each [...]

Our economy: The next big hit

Some folks are saying the economic freefall appears to be at an end.  But there’s new legislation on the horizon that will send us over the edge. Click on the image to view the full cartoon. Published 5/7/2009.

Energy independence, past and present

We wouldn’t want to go back to the “good old days,” but sometimes we need a reality check as many folks strive for “energy efficiency” in today’s world.  Click on the image to see the comparison. Published 4/22/09.

What is Obama’s Energy Policy Lacking?

President Obama’s inauguration speech addressed the issue of energy.  What he said may not be as notable as what he left out — there was no mention of drilling for oil or gas.  Since most of our economy and energy policy are based on fossil fuels, then we need to keep that economy running while [...]

Aliens Caused Global Warming

Scientist and science fiction author Michael Crichton passed away last week at the age of 66.  In addition to his fiction works, Crichton lectured about science and was disturbed by the corruption of science that has led to such mainstream media scares as global warming and second-hand smoke. Thanks to Sean at his blog, “Everything [...]

Who’s Moving Mark’s Lips?

Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich is running an all-out campaign against Senator Ted Stevens using huge amounts of money from outside liberal and environmental interests.  And he’s telling us that he will be looking out for Alaskans. Here is a partial list of contributors to Begich: Sen. Barack Obama Sen. Joe Biden Sen. Hillary Clinton Sen. [...]

Alaska’s Boom and Bust Economy

Times are changing…and the change is especially apparent when we look at attitudes about Alaska.  From the Russian fur trade to the Alaska Oil pipeline, Alaska’s resource-based economy has been a steady string of economic highs and lows. Today, however, we’re seeing increasing pressure from environmentalists to prohibit development of our natural resources.  Where do [...]