The group is small — just 15 or so. The activists say the cap doesn’t go far enough.
Energy & Mining
EPA fines BP, Hilcorp for spills on the North Slope
According to the EPA, the Clean Water Act violations by both companies affected arctic wetlands that support wildlife like caribou, ptarmigan and geese.
Oil on exhibit: What Alaska’s past says about its future
The State Library, Archives and Museum opened recently in Juneau with a new display that includes a piece of the trans-Alaska pipeline as part of an exhibit on the oil industry. But the drama of the state’s current fiscal crisis puts that history in a new light.
Young seeks to amend Obama’s Alaska resource agenda
Young’s proposing amendments to a spending bill, so they technically just say the government can’t spend any money to develop or enforce these rules.
Legislature may try Friday to override budget vetoes, dividend cut
Walker vetoed $1.29 billion in spending. He also delayed $250 million in transportation projects.
As energy prices drop, Alaska’s inflation rate follows
Last year, Anchorage’s inflation rate went up half a percent, the lowest recorded increase in 27 years.
CIRI holds the federal government to a decades old promise
A bill by Senator Murkowski could allow the federal government to uphold a deal made in the 70’s by transferring protected lands to Cook Inlet Region Incorporated.
Obama administration announces new rules for Arctic drilling
“At first blush it does appear the federal government is creating additional cumbersome regulations that will make it more challenging to entice companies back to the Arctic when oil prices rebound,” said an Alaska Oil and Gas Association representative.
Video: Tony DeHaven can’t afford to lose his job
Alaska has lost more than 2,000 jobs in the oil and gas industry since last year, as the state faces its first real recession in nearly three decades. Tony DeHaven can’t afford to be out of work. He has two teenage kids at home with their college years just around the corner.
Video: After 15 years at BP, Brad Campbell is out of a job
Alaska has lost more than 2,000 jobs in the oil and gas industry since last year, as the state faces its first real recession in nearly three decades. Brad Campbell worked as a financial analyst for BP for more than 15 years.