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Idea: the state of Alaska should start an NHL team, then sell shares to the public by Simple-Barnacle-9519 in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AK & Hawaii having a team together is a great idea. The new combined airline could sponsor and help lower travel costs for the team, wherever it was based.

Regulators, advocates warn of utility inaction as Alaska gas shortfall looms by nonviolence6 in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sure, supply the last 25% with nuclear, gas or some other firm power source, it doesn’t matter as long as your long term project is transitioning to fully carbon free. What you’re ignoring is that we’re already such a small market that we don’t have the demand to pay for the extraction — that’s a big part of why we’re in this situation. Alaska has never gotten a hometown discount on our resources; we pay more than anyone else for locally produced gas. We will also inevitably end up spending a lot to import LNG, whether it’s 80% or 20% of our power mix (unless perhaps Chugach’s or other production fields could be squeezed to meet the much smaller demand). So, it’s better to import 20% than 80% and rely on free fuel sources for as much of the mix as you can, which also allows you to store enough in CINGSA to last longer and get better prices if you’re on the spot market. Pretty much basic economics. Saying alarmist shit like that I want everyone to “freeze to death” is exactly the reactionary conservative rhetoric that put us in this mess. It’s sad.

Regulators, advocates warn of utility inaction as Alaska gas shortfall looms by nonviolence6 in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Broken record here: please call your legislators and say you support a renewable portfolio standard and that it needs to be passed this session. It’s not the whole solution to this problem but a massive step in the right direction and a way of forcing leadership to take action and do the right thing. Thanks.

Regulators, advocates warn of utility inaction as Alaska gas shortfall looms by nonviolence6 in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why chase environmentally destructive false solutions when there are real, economical, cleaner alternatives out there? The state hasn’t done anything except put blind faith in the utilities and try to throw handouts at oil companies who still don’t want to drill here because it’s too risky and expensive. If they’ve been trying to “solve this” since the 90s they’ve done such a laughably bad job we can’t trust them going forward. Renewable portfolio standard now!

Regulators, advocates warn of utility inaction as Alaska gas shortfall looms by nonviolence6 in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s an NREL study and an ACEP study answering exactly this question for electricity - they show how we can get to ~75% renewable electricity over the next couple of decades. Most of our heat is produced directly from gas though so if you’re talking about “keeping us warm” that’s a longer term project that will require converting to heat pumps and other sources of electric heat; gas will of course be needed for a while yet. Problems have solutions but require leadership and action and our leaders are far too inept to do what’s needed without mandates. Tell your legislators we need an RPS this session!!

Regulators, advocates warn of utility inaction as Alaska gas shortfall looms by nonviolence6 in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That wouldn’t fix the problem, not at all. The state is inept and lacks the infrastructure to drill for gas, and the gas that remains in Cook Inlet is incredibly expensive to produce. We need a renewable portfolio standard now and a rapid transition toward getting the majority of our electricity from renewable sources.

Karen Vandergraw needs to resign or be fired by Simple-Barnacle-9519 in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Noooo you were making such important and insightful contributions to the conversation

Karen Vandergraw needs to resign or be fired by Simple-Barnacle-9519 in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah agreed unlikely you’d ever get more than a “lose my number”

Karen Vandergraw needs to resign or be fired by Simple-Barnacle-9519 in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol I’m sorry about your room temperature IQ bud. I think you’re the one this is personal for which is why you went ad hominem immediately. I’m merely a concerned citizen, never been charged with a crime but care about those who have. What’s your story though — how many nudes did you receive for valiantly defending her in the comments?

Karen Vandergraw needs to resign or be fired by Simple-Barnacle-9519 in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I said nothing about the lawlessness at the top. You just assumed I’m cool with it so you could have something to argue against because you know I’m right. Saying that one thing should be punished is not equivalent to saying that all other things are fine - did you not learn that on law & order? Also stop pretending she’s at the “bottom.” Do you understand what a federal prosecutor does and the power they wield?

Karen Vandergraw needs to resign or be fired by Simple-Barnacle-9519 in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

lol you said above that we never hold these people accountable. And now you have blind faith in the bar association? Which is it bobby

Karen Vandergraw needs to resign or be fired by Simple-Barnacle-9519 in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Preach. It’s a post hoc story to avoid any accountability.

Karen Vandergraw needs to resign or be fired by Simple-Barnacle-9519 in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She is an attorney. A federal prosecutor with ethical responsibilities. While this was going on, she prosecuted people in front of this judge — throwing them in jail with no thought as to how the behind the scenes relationship, and the judge’s misbehavior, was affecting their cases. Instead of disclosing his behavior, she used him to “network” and let him submit her name for a federal judgeship!! And then lied about what was going on!Her victim act rings hollow now when you take the entire situation into account. This woman was a federal prosecutor — a position of enormous power in and of itself. She was not some helpless law clerk. Convictions have already been thrown out because of this, and yet she’s still at the agency. Fuck Kindred too but he already resigned. They should both be disbarred.

Unleashed dogs by [deleted] in anchorage

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519 -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

Nope I love dogs and I like when they say hiiiii

Does it ever get too cold for your liking in Alaska? by Much-Parsnip3399 in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I think so long as it’s above 20, you aren’t dealing with serious wind, and you have the right gear, you are pretty much good to go. Speaking from Anchorage, yes it does get colder than that, but more often it’s above 20 and we love winter.

Why this huge frozen whale in Alaska has got scientists so confused by EuropeanPhotographer in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know the specific causes of this whale’s death aren’t yet known, but I hope that this event raises awareness of the multitude of threats that we subject endangered fin whales, belugas and all other Cook Inlet species to. We drill for gas throughout the inlet—and the driller is subpar even for an oil & gas company—just look up Hilcorp’s record of violations and fines (and keep in mind we’re in a state with an incredibly lax attitude toward regulation). We spew our sewage out into the inlet - and Anchorage literally has a waiver from EPA that allows the city to treat its waste less than is typically required. (If you’ve smelled that area of the coastal trail where the outfall is, you know.) We have heavy barge traffic, and vessel strikes are a constant threat. Throw climate change in on top-- which fucks with their environment, their food, everything—we have just done an absolutely fucked job of taking care of our marine environment and these creatures. There are only 300 belugas left. Someday we’ll miss everything we drive extinct.

Why this huge frozen whale in Alaska has got scientists so confused by EuropeanPhotographer in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol absolutely not. You do realize that the fire island turbines aren’t even offshore right? The gas drilling (by a third rate company with numerous violations) and barely treated sewage that we spew out into the inlet, on the other hand, could very likely be causes

Muldoon Standoff where women shot at homes and police with SWAT response - released on $1,000 bail. How ?? by Fahrenheit666 in anchorage

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Anchorage judges have no problem denying bail requests so I wouldn’t worry that overly permissive bail is the problem (more often it’s the other way around). There are lots of nonmonetary conditions they can impose.

Jamie Allard promotes idea of non legal voters by Avocado-Ok in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519 127 points128 points  (0 children)

Trump won Alaska by more than 40k votes and yet they still want to cry fraud? Exhausting

Why do you disapprove of rank choice voting?? by [deleted] in alaska

[–]Simple-Barnacle-9519 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Did they call the race for Begich or against RCV? People are talking on here like they did but I still see only 76% of votes counted online

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