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ADN PoliticsHow serious is Alaska’s natural gas crisis, really?A recent cold snap in Southcentral Alaska raised the profile of a looming problem for the region: Natural gas from Cook Inlet powers a big chunk of Alaska, including Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula and the Mat-Su – but energy companies say that gas won’t be available for much longer. How is that possible, in a state that has enormous gas reserves? And what does that mean for future energy bills?Anchorage Daily News reporter Alex DeMarban has been covering this issue, and speaks with host Elizabeth Harball to answer these and other burning questions. For more...
2024-02-0923 minADN PoliticsThe battle over the Willow projectPresident Joe Biden this week approved ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope. The approval came despite massive pressure from environmental groups to kill the project, who see it as a black mark on Biden’s broader efforts to deal with climate change.Meanwhile, Alaska political leaders — especially the state’s bipartisan congressional delegation — are celebrating Willow’s approval as a huge win.Host Elizabeth Harball talks with ADN reporters Alex DeMarban and Riley Rogerson about how the Willow project became a national-level controversy, and what may have led Biden to approve it.For more...
2023-03-1720 minADN PoliticsIs this the end of the Pebble mine?After decades of protests, lobbying, lawsuits and bureaucratic twists and turns, the federal government has killed the Pebble mine.Well, maybe. At the very least, this week’s decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency marks a major turning point for the controversial mine proposal.In this episode, host Elizabeth Harball discusses what’s ahead for the mine and the Bristol Bay salmon fishery with ADN reporter Alex DeMarban.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily News today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by Stea...
2023-02-0325 minADN PoliticsWhy federal climate action could mean more mines in AlaskaThe Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law this summer by President Joe Biden, is one of the most significant actions the U.S. government has ever taken to address climate change. It could also lead to more mining in Alaska.In this episode, host Elizabeth Harball is joined by ADN reporter Alex DeMarban, who dug into how the Inflation Reduction Act incentivizes mining for so-called critical minerals, essential to building the wind turbines, solar panels, batteries and other technology needed for the world to cut carbon emissions. It turns out Alaska has many of the critical minerals...
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