The Canadian government gave conditional approval to the Northern Gateway pipeline in British Columbia. If it’s built, it’ll bring hundreds more oil tankers through the Bering Sea.
Energy & Mining
Avista buys AELP for $170 million
Juneau’s Alaska Electric Light and Power has merged with Spokane-based Avista Corp.
U.S. House passes bill to open NPR-A
For the second time in six months, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at greater oil industry access to the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Oil tax advocates spell out their case against referendum
A handful of leading advocates for the new oil tax regime made the case for keeping the law to a friendly audience on Wednesday.
B.C. mine developers defend near-border projects
We’ve heard a lot about environmental damage from mines planned for northwest British Columbia, just across Alaska’s border. But we haven’t heard a lot from mine advocates. Now, we have.
Subsistence users criticize miners, regulators at Nome meeting
Some subsistence users blame gold miners and regulators for failing to take into account the negative impacts mining is having on other resources around Nome.