...citizens was bleak."We are on the edge, and many communities are already over the edge, of an energy crisis in Alaska - we have an energy crisis in Alaska," Sheffield said. "Too many of our residents are struggling with how to deal these...

...transmission line.Cory Borgeson, president and CEO of Golden Valley Electric Association, said Alaska is in an energy crisis."We have got to do something about energy costs," Borgeson said. Steep energy costs hurt Alaskans and stifles...

This editorial first ran in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Solving the energy crisis in Fairbanks is a complex task, in part because of the wide variety of competing ideas put forward as solutions.Expanding natural...

...states: The state, on behalf of the people, owns oil (see Alaska Constitution, Article 8).We all know we have an energy crisis, not just in the Interior but throughout rural Alaska, even on the Kenai; we all rely upon diesel derivatives for...

...passage," said Rick Harris, Sealaska executive vice president. "Sealaska remains concerned about the economic and energy crisis hitting rural communities and how the Roadless Rule could compound the crisis especially within our rural villages...

...pennies" of it - to provide relief."We in this body must take steps this session to help our constituents weather the energy crisis facing our communities," Thomas, D-Fairbanks, said in a floor speech.Alaska is rich in resources like oil and...

...called a "bullet" line. "The Senate has refused to take up, or consider in a meaningful way, the long-term energy crisis across the state of Alaska," Chenault said.The special session lasted nearly two weeks, but failed to reach agreement...

...consume is imported. American presidents have been talking about reducing our dependence on foreign oil since the first energy crisis in 1973. But the amount of oil we import each year has jumped from 49 billion gallons in 1973 to 140 billion in 2010...

...handing over the list would probably confirm what an embarrassment President Bush's energy plan is. The truth is, the energy crisis in California and the West has eased for now as a result of a slowing economy, increased conservation measures and...

...Congress has taken no action to update the legislation. And, over the past 40 years we have had a succession of energy-crises and petroleum price-spikes, but Congress has failed to provide a coherent energy blue-print. Now global climate...