Arctic’s strongest sea ice breaks up for the first time on record
Sea Ice Arctic sea ice works as the planet’s air conditioner in that it keeps the polar regions cold and helps keep the global climate stable, according to the NSIDC Continue Reading
Alaska officials still bullish on China nat gas partnership
Alaska officials on Wednesday said they remain confident that China will help the state achieve its decades-old dream of building a pipeline to carry now-stranded natural gas from the North Continue Reading
Meanwhile, In The Arctic…
In a development that could further advantage OPEC members as they step up production to compensate for falling exports out of Venezuela and (potentially) Iran, the Barents Observer is reporting Continue Reading
Uncertainty surrounds ANWR oil prospects
Oil production from an Alaskan wildlife refuge won’t take place for another decade at least and domestic needs by then are uncertain, a federal report found. The U.S. tax reform Continue Reading
Development of Alaska’s ANWR would increase U.S. crude oil production after 2030
In December 2017, the passage of Public Law 115-97 required the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to establish and administer a competitive oil and natural gas program for the leasing, Continue Reading
White House Allocates $4M For Alaska Oil Drilling Preps
The Trump administration has allocated US$4 million for construction work ahead of the start of oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Department of the Interior Continue Reading
‘Impossible to Ignore’: Why Alaska Is Crafting a Plan to Fight Climate Change
In the Trump era, it has mainly been blue states that have taken the lead on climate change policy , with liberal strongholds like California and New York setting ambitious Continue Reading
Oil-rich Alaska gavels in a way to cut a budget gap
Ending an extended session, state lawmakers in oil-rich Alaska reached a compromise that helped bridge a budget gap, the governor said. “Lawmakers in the House and Senate — Democrats, Republicans, Continue Reading
Arctic oil ‘undrillable’ amid global warming: U.N.’s ex-climate chief
An architect of the Paris climate agreement urged governments on Tuesday to halt oil exploration in the Arctic, saying drilling was not economical and warming threatened the environmentally fragile region. Continue Reading
Alaska rolls out draft climate policy
State residents should review a draft climate plan that balances the need for oil and gas revenue against environmental issues, Alaska’s governor and lieutenant governor said. Alaska Gov. Bill Walker Continue Reading