During Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s speech at the AFN Convention on Friday, protesters marched dressed as a salmon, a caribou and a walrus. They were calling out Murkowski for her support of Arctic oil drilling.
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Shell’s oil rigs leave the Arctic, skip Seattle
Shell spent more than $8 billion and nearly a decade looking for oil in the Chukchi Sea, including $1.4 billion this year alone.
Alaska berry-picking survey shows increasing variability in harvests
Ninety-six people from 73 Alaska communities responded. They were specifically asked to compare the berry picking experience of the past 10 years with berry picking before that.
Why did Shell walk away from Alaska?
Shell’s announcement left the state wondering what to blame—low oil prices? Tough regulations? Better prospects elsewhere? The full story is complex.
Arctic tourism hot topic at industry convention
Alaska gets close to 2 million visitors a year. More and more of them are visiting the Arctic Circle and beyond.
Arctic no rival to Suez, not this century, says shipping expert
It’s not so much the thinning ice that will drive up ship traffic in the north. It’s the price of oil, says UAF professor Lawson Brigham.
Alaska port town reacts to Shell’s Arctic exit
Unalaska officials said the move won’t hit the city’s budget too hard. But local companies doing business with Shell are scrambling to figure out what it will mean for them.
Reactions to Shell’s decision range from remorse to relief
With a majority of state revenue coming from oil, Alaska has been hit hard not only by plummeting oil prices but by declining production.
Arctic Energy Summit focuses on both fossil fuels and renewables
The meeting, which last happened in 2013 in Iceland, has drawn representatives from countries including Canada, Russia, Iceland, Finland, and Norway.
Murkowski: Shell decision shows how feds ‘chase business away’
Shell’s global priorities may have played a role in its decision, too. In April, Shell’s CEO said the company aimed to pare down to three types of businesses, which did not seem to include the Chukchi project.