OPINION: Fear-based distrust of new energy projects holds Alaska back
Alaska’s energy future is on the line, and too often our first instinct is to say no. Not a careful no, not a measured no, but a reflexive, default position that shuts the door before the facts ever get a fair hearing. That fear-based approach does not
OPINION: Clean coal & data centers could propel Mat-Su growth for decades
Alaska often says it wants jobs, a stronger revenue base without an income tax, a healthy dividend, and an economy that is not dependent only on oil and the Permanent Fund. Yet when opportunities appear, we sometimes shut the door before the discussion even
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