Study favors Susitna hydro 12/05/2010
Dam, considered but cancelled in 1980s, would create 39-mile reservoir, achieve renewable power goal, Alaska Energy Authority says of project
The Susitna hydroelectric project, an ambitious Alaska energy idea that collapsed in the 1980s amid controversy and the state's falling finances, now appears to have regained serious momentum. On Nov....

Slaiby says open OCS discussion needed 11/28/2010
Warns of possibility of walking OCS development into another ANWR-style standoff if people continue with business as usual
Another potential summer drilling season on the Arctic Alaska outer continental shelf has come and gone without the sight of a drillship on any of Shell's Beaufort and Chukchi sea oil and gas leases....

RDC told it's time to move on hydro 11/14/2010
More Southcentral hydroelectric power required to meet 50 percent renewable energy standard - and it will take at least a decade
The Alaska Legislature has set a goal of producing 50 percent of the state's power from renewable energy by 2025. To meet that goal in Southcentral Alaska will require at least one large hydroelectric...

Hollywood hoopla fizzles 10/10/2010
Oscar-winning director says oil sands could be 'great gift' or 'curse'; Alberta premier favors 'quiet diplomacy and advocacy'
It was billed as Godzilla v. Vanilla - the Sept. 29 oil sands showdown between Hollywood movie mogul James Cameron and Ed Stelmach, the low-key, some say bland premier of Alberta. Canadian-born Camer...

Gas line games continue 10/03/2010
Amid glum mood, second open season closes Oct. 4; DOE expands work, one exec says
Top executives for the two competing Alaska natural gas pipeline projects appeared Sept. 28 at an Anchorage oil industry conference and laid down a carpet of familiar themes. The project is extraordin...