A Tiger by the Tail

Many of us have been wondering about the administration’s decision to rescind Exxon’s leases at Point Thomson with no further explanation than Tom Irwin’s, “I don’t trust them.” Now that Exxon has started to fight back there’s only one thing to do.

Alaska’s Gas Line

With recent news that Conoco Phillips and British Petroleum have teamed up to move ahead with their plan to move natural gas from the north slope to market, the prospects for Governor Palin’s AGIA (Alaska Gasline Inducement Act) have changed…or have they? Who’s driving here? Click on the cartoon snippet to view the entire image.

How soon we forget

Recently we’ve been hearing how much money Alaska has as a result of abnormally high oil prices. And Governor Palin likes to flaunt her increased oil tax revenues before they are realized. But remember it was only five years ago, at the end of the Tony Knowles administration, that we were headed for real budget [...]