What is the future of renewable energy in Southeast Alaska? Three community stakeholders will discuss advances in technology and the challenges of powering the region’s most remote locations. We will look at models across the globe to see what’s working and how it could be adapted here.
Energy
Forum@360: Alaska Politics and Public Policy – Clive Thomas #401
From the state’s geography and demographics to its reliance on the oil and gas industry, Alaska is a unique state with many political contradictions. State politics have changed dramatically over the past few decades, and Clive Thomas has spent decades studying that arc. Thomas was a long-time political science faculty member at the University of…
Rep. Liz Vasquez (Part 2)
Capitol Views (2015 Episode 5) Rep. Liz Vasquez R-Anchorage Part 2 (view part 1)
How Tumbling Oil Prices Affect Everything in Alaska
Oil is at the heart of Alaska’s economy, and the price per barrel a leading indicator of its health. So with the price of oil crashing, what happens now? Guests include Gunnar Knapp with the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Institute for Social and Economic Research and Cliff Groh of the nonpartisan public policy organization Alaska…
Decoding the Gas Line Project
For years Alaskans have been talking about a natural gas pipeline. Now the Alaska LNG project has momentum and the state could become an owner. Guests include Larry Persily, a Federal Coordinator for an Alaska natural gas pipeline, Tim Bradner from the Alaska Journal of Commerce and Frank Ameduri from the Alaska Budget Report. Rosemarie…
Susan Bell, Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Capitol Views (2014 Episode 34) Susan Bell Commissioner, Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development