Russian fish replacing Alaska’s in China (This story was updated on May 29, 2023 to reflect that Russia plans to make the ice-choked Northern Sea Route a year-round shipping corridor starting […]
Economic consequences
Ukrainian fallout
Russian oil tankers taking to Northern Sea Route Coming soon to the Bering Sea near Alaska, ever more Russian oil tankers with the inherent danger of oil spills. While Alaskans talk […]
Tough transition
Before the first great pandemic of the twenty-first century played havoc with life as all have known it in the Information Age, some European countries seemed on the verge of upending the […]
A blue future
News analysis The “window” that former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and his half-million-dollar Texas sidekick spent years suggesting had opened for an Alaska natural gas pipeline never did, and now it’s […]
Back to the future?
For generations now, oil has been the lifeblood of Alaska. It has powered the 49th state economy, filled state tax coffers with dollars, and helped support many non-profit organizations. It has been […]
PR reordered
ExxonMobil’s departure as a sponsor of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race this week might have come as a surprise to some fans of the self-identified Last Great Race, but it […]
Phantom project
Behind the natural gas “window” to the fiscal promised land that former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and his half-million-dollar, Texan hired-hand spent four years trying to sell Alaskans, it now appears there […]
Bright side
After an unusually warm fall, Alaska’s urban core is heading into the winter season looking wholly unseasonable, but there could be a Christmas bonus for homeowners hidden in the picture. National Weather […]
Good news bad
News analysis The bright spot for one of Alaska’s largest industries is that the prices paid to commercial fishermen for salmon look to be headed up this year and could keep trending […]
Market realities
News analysis The hand-picked, natural-gas czar of former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker continues to tout his belief in a $43 billion liquified natural gas (LNG) project in the 49th state, but global […]
