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By Kassie Andrews -- February 11, 2025 1 Comment“President Trump was right to remove the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement and eliminate the Green New Deal. Now, Alaska must do the same.”
Alaska is synonymous with rugged independence and self-reliance. But this is at risk from the alignment with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), falsely advertised as modernizing and protecting the state’s natural beauty.
Adhering to this globalist construct has left many local communities grappling with the fallout. From an exploding homeless population to rising energy costs and diminished economic opportunities, the promises of the SDGs have often clashed with the realities of life in America’s Last Frontier.
To understand how these things have wreaked havoc on Alaska, brief summaries are provided to illustrate the direct connection between SDGs and state policies.
Big Picture Control
The UN’s 17 SDGs are nothing more than the latest iteration of a long-standing agenda to impose centralized control under the guise of “sustainability.”…
Continue ReadingAlaska Energy Shenanigans: Eklutna Dam and the RPS (Part I: Background)
By Kassie Andrews -- January 9, 2025 No CommentsEd. note: Alaskans are waking up to a sneak attack on electric affordability and reliability by agenda-driven special interests and their pliable politicians. The latest incident concerns the state’s third largest hydro project, which has become a Trojan Horse for Green New Deal programs. “Cronyism, abuse and manipulation of our critical energy infrastructure is the result of ‘stakeholder inclusion’,” as energy expert Kassie Andrews writes in this two-part post.
At 40 MW capacity, the Eklutna Hydro Dam Project generates 5–6 percent of the total electricity for the Railbelt. Eklutna provides the most significant share of renewable energy, 44 percent of Matanuska Electric Association (MEA)’s renewable portfolio and 25 percent of Anchorage area-service-provider Chugach’s renewable portfolio.
With capital depreciation and small operating costs, Eklutna is the lowest-cost electricity source for Southcentral Alaska. …
Continue ReadingAlaska Energy Policy: An Exchange (RPS in the balance)
By Kassie Andrews -- September 26, 2024 2 Comments“There is no management-of-change transition plan that shows how we can effectively move from one energy source to another responsibly. Is it green? Is it ethical? What is the risk? What is the benefit? What is the cost? What are the metrics of success? Is it even achievable? Will forcing Alaskans to pay the price for all of this have any [climate] effect whatsoever?”
Ky Holland is running for Alaska State House in District 9, Anchorage (South Anchorage), Girdwood, Whittier. Running as an Independent, he supports a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). With RPS legislation imminent in the upcoming session, I wanted to know where Holland stood on this bill of goods specifically.
Be warned: the green lobby is working overtime to mandate unreliable and expensive sources of energy on Alaskans. While Ky’s opponent, Republican Lucy Bauer, has stated she will oppose an RPS “as it is currently being proposed,” my exchange with Holland unmasks why he believes mandates are needed.…
Continue ReadingFreedom in Alaska: A Report Card
By Kassie Andrews -- September 5, 2024 No CommentsEd. note: The author, who has long chronicled the slippage of free market energy policies in Alaska, offers a holistic look at the problem in her state with this voting scorecard. She identifies one principled politician pointing the way for positive reform, Rep. David Eastman.
As we head into the general election, voting guides can be critical for those who would like to make an informed decision. This scoring matrix came to light. This is a look back in time on how representatives voted on certain bills. According to the website, “The Freedom Index rates members of congress based on their adherence to constitutional principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility, national sovereignty, and a traditional foreign policy of avoiding foreign entanglements.” Put simply, an analysis of their legislative actions.…
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