Economics

Capitol Views

(2016 Episode 10)

Larry Cotter
CEO, Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association

Part 1 (view part 2)

In May of 2015, Scott Carrlee traveled to Costa Rica as part of a Research Abroad study trip with the International Development Doctoral Program of the University of Southern Mississippi. The trip included a stop at four indigenous territories where Carrlee and fellow researchers gained firsthand knowledge of the impact of tourism on the indigenous population through interviews and participation in indigenous-led rain forest tours.

Scott has been working for the Alaska State Museums since 2000. Prior to coming to Juneau, he held conservator positions at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, and at an archaeological excavation in Turkey. After 6 years as the Alaska State Museum’s conservator, he became the Curator of Museum Services, providing technical assistance to museums and the public around Alaska. Through this position, he promotes the idea that the greatest tool yet invented for the preservation of objects is the museum itself.

Recorded on Tuesday, November 17, 2015

On behalf of Southeast Conference, Meilani Schijvens presents critical insights into current and past Southeast Alaska economic and socioeconomic trends, and tells the story of changes that are taking place in the areas of population and employment. Key drivers of the economy are explored, including the public sector and the visitor, seafood, mining, construction, and health care industries. Statewide trends in these areas are compared to the region.

Recorded November 4, 2015.

Citizens present proposals to fill $2.5-billion annual gap for five consecutive years and then answer questions

• Citizens with proposals: John Havelock; Brad Keithley; Liz Medicine Crow; Gary Wilken
• Moderators: Cliff Groh; Gunnar Knapp; Larry Persily

Proposals:

• Brad Keithley: “Sustainable Budget Proposal”
• Gary Wilken: “Everyone Helps a Little: A Five-Year Fiscal Plan”
• John Havelock: “The Hat Trick”
• Liz Medicine Crow: “Progress Will Come by Investing in Our Own”

• Introduction Cliff Groh, Chair of Alaska Common Ground
• Overview: What’s the Problem? What Steps Could We Take?Overview by Prof. Gunnar Knapp; David Teal, Director, Alaska Legislative Finance Division; Larry Persily, and Ian Laing (with explanatory tools)
  • Moderator: Cliff Groh

From Juneau World Affairs Council: “The Success of British Columbia’s Carbon Tax and What It Means for Alaska” with Eion Madden

Eion Madden (pronounced “Owen”) grew up in Ireland where he witnessed a drastic shift in the climate, from mild and rainy to one of extremes. He trained as a lawyer, serving firstly as a corporate attorney to an international diamond company, and then as a criminal prosecutor for the Irish State. In 2009, he traded in his career as a criminal lawyer to complete a post-graduate degree in climate change and moved to British Columbia. He came “straight off the boat” to work as a legal assistant at Ecojustice, Canada’s only national environmental law charity, where he tracked applications to Canadian regulatory bodies, before joining Wilderness Committee as their Climate Campaigner. For the last three years he has worked with British Columbians to stop harmful resource projects and move toward real action on climate change. His latest work is on climate solutions and the potential power of effective carbon pricing in North America.

Recorded September 15, 2015