Have you ever wondered why we don’t just replace fossil fuels with renewable resources, such as wind and solar? Energy density matters! The resources found here in Alaska go a lot further than […]
Video: Energy Density Matters!
Letter of Support for the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule
On April 6, 2020, APF joined dozens of other organizations in sending a letter to the President in support of the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule. This joint Department of Transportation (DOT) […]
Energy Freedom Resolution
The following resolution from the American Energy Alliance is a statement on the relationship between energy, freedom, and human wellbeing. Over two dozen organizations across the country, including APF, agree that a free […]
Video: Fossil Fuels Are Essential to Modern Life
Fossil fuels are essential to modern life. How essential? Check out the video! The resources we have here in Alaska not only provide jobs to our residents, but they make our modern world […]
Video: Energy 101, Where Electricity Comes From
Power plants use natural gas and coal as fuel to provide us with electricity. The question is, where does that fuel come from? Watch the video below to find out!
Video: Energy 101, The Electric Grid
We all use electricity, but have you ever wondered where it’s coming from? Learn more about the electric grids that power our lives.
Video: Energy 101, Why We Need Electricity
What is electricity used for? Just about … everything. Click here to view this video on APF’s YouTube channel.
Testimony on SB 155 – Exploration & Mining Rights
On February 14, 2020, APF Energy and Environmental Policy Fellow Larry Barsukoff submitted the following testimony on SB 155, “An Act relating to exploration and mining rights; relating to annual labor requirements with […]
Alaska’s Resource Development History Is One of Environmental Protection
By Larry Barsukoff This op-ed was originally published by the Anchorage Daily News on February 14, 2020. Remember the Exxon Valdez? Of course. Now name another major industrial accident in Alaska. Some of you […]
Trump Administration Proposes Opening Alaska National Petroleum Reserve to Oil and Gas Production
By Kenneth Artz This article was originally published by the Heartland Institute on February 7, 2020. The Trump administration proposes opening most of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) to oil […]
Alaska’s Supreme Court Considers Youth Climate Lawsuit
By Duggan Flanakin This article was originally published by The Heartland Institute on December 24, 2019. For the second time in less than decade, the Alaska Supreme Court will decide on the merits […]
Energy Production is a Boon for Alaska and all Americans
The following op-ed was published in the Juneau Empire on December 7, 2018. Environmentalists need not worry. In just a few months, energy companies may begin exploring for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National […]
Exposing the Outsiders Trying to Influence Alaska Elections
Alaska Policy Forum board member Paula Easley was recently published in the Anchorage Daily News opinion section where she was clear: the most critical issues facing our state should be left in the hands […]
Want To Save the Environment? Support Offshore Drilling
Our energy op-ed was recently published in Tucker Carlson’s The Daily Caller. Want To Save the Environment? Support Offshore Drilling
Federal Regulators Not Happy with AGDC
On Craig Medred’s website, Larry Persily reports today on many gaps in information that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) needs but that the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) is not providing. FERC writes […]
Free Enterprise versus Government Enterprise
Alaska Governor Walker announced what he thought was big news this week regarding a natural gas pipeline. We’ve looked beyond the hype with renown Alaskan energy expert Dave Harbour and Alaska conservative blogger […]