Comment.  Alaska’s economic lifeline, the Trans Alaska Oil Pipeline (TAPS) could cease operations five years from now as throughput diminishes, or tomorrow–due to cold, lethargic througput and a minor malfunction.  This fact is critical to every Alaskan family, since all citizens depend on TAPS throughput for almost 90% of the state operating budget and over a third of the entire economy.  Best sources for new oil to replenish declining TAPS throughput: Federal OCS, Federal On-Shore and State On- and Off-shore oil and gas reserves.  The biggest impediment to bringing these giant reserves into TAPS is 1. Alaska’s investment climate and, 2.  the investment climate created by federal policies.

1.  State investment climate policy.  Anchorage readers can plan to attend a rally tomorrow aimed at improvement of Alaska’s investment climate.  Information here!  Scroll down to read our stories over the last few days.  See today’s ADN piece by Sean Cockerham.

2.  Federal investment climate policy.  

  • Please vote now to support American jobs and keep American dollars in America by federal policies allowing development of domestic energy resources.  Costco may take this site down anytime, so vote right away by simply clicking here.
  • The feds have placed a deadline of March 31 on commenting about its proposed 2012-2017 leasing program.  Please click here to the Consumer Energy Alliance website for a 10 second, painless way to comment.