Major Alaska mine gets Native Corp. investment
And Shell Global quietly drops its carbon goals
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Shell Oil drops carbon goals as doubts grow about climate impact
There is a trend of companies now to quietly move away from the carbon scam.
Graphite One mine gets investment from major Native corporation
Getting a Native group to sign on will probably help the project get approval. This project is huge for Alaska.
New education bills would block CRT, back parents
How will Rep. Mary Peltola vote?
Burning Man now Flooding Man
The irony of the anti-establishment festival becoming a nightmare that only fossil fuels could fix.
Report: States with weak marijuana laws see more impaired driving
There’s correlation between liberalized cannabis laws and car accidents, and the question is — are the two related?
Peltola brings in California leftist Rep. Eric Swalwell for Juneau fundraiser
But will he bring Fang Fang with him? And why would Peltola bring an anti-Alaskan to a fundraiser in Juneau today?
Assembly to strip final $100,000 from homeless navigation center to pay for more help at sprawling encampments
The Assembly has made a mess of the homeless problem in Anchorage and this is the final part of the double-cross.
Update: The amount appropriated for the clean up and better control at 3rd and Ingra is over $200,000.
News-Miner eliminates Saturday edition, combines with Sunday
We are all watching the end of an era for the newsprint editions of newspapers.
Drone expert Steve Colligan named to UA Board of Regents
He is also an expert in mapping of Alaska with his company E-Terra, and was an Assemblyman for the Mat-Su. Steve is a UAF success story.
Dunleavy appoints Ryan Anderson to Permanent Fund Board of Trustees
Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities commissioner to the Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation.
Question of the week
This day in history
Sept. 6, 1901: U.S. President William McKinley was shot by Leon Czolgosz, an avowed anarchist, while visiting the Pan-American Exposition in New York. McKinley died Sept. 14, 1901. (The name of North America’s tallest mountain, McKinley, was changed by President Barack Obama to Denali.)
Columns
The Left quickly attacks Board of Education decision to save girls sports
And it’s 3-2-1 for Leftists who believe that boys can be girls and should be able to compete as girls on the field.
Win Gruening: Misconceptions about cruise industry need clarification
When you get on a cruise ship in Seward, and the manifest says you are going to Vancouver, if you jump ship in Juneau, the cruise lines has to pay a big fine, which they will pass along to you.
Downing: Father Time comes for the gerontocracy
Maybe it is time we set an age limit at the top end for Congress. After all, they don’t seem to want to let go or know when it’s time.
Linda Boyle: It’s back! Covid insanity is a chronic condition
It’s as if the CDC, WHO, NIH, Big Pharma, government schools, and big government didn’t learn a thing from our last go-around with Covid, even though they had three years to learn.
Charles Lipson: What if Biden decides to drop?
President Biden has declared he’s running for a second term, but it’s far from certain he actually will. His infirmity and low poll numbers raise serious doubts. His physical decline shows when he walks or climbs the stairs of Air Force One. His cognitive decline shows when he refuses to hold press conferences or answer even the simplest questions.
David Boyle: Who really controls local schools?
We are told schools are under local control. But let’s take a look at the actual actors who are pushing the policies parents are finding so objectionable.
Downing’s Daily Caller: 19-year-old against sex changes for minors
Chloe is a stand-out among her generation, defying the transgender narrative.
Murray Walsh: With a new city hall, what’s love got to do with it?
Fool me once, shame on you, says Walsh, of Juneau city bonds.
Alaska oil: $92.76
Henry Hub gas: $2.58
Alaska North Slope Production: 443,681
Permanent Fund (principal and earnings reserve): $78,187,500,000
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