Douglas, Alaska’s Kate Troll lays down a solid foundation for the argument for an Alaska focus on renewable energy in this informative piece on seemingly never-ending plans to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

…with 195 countries pledging to reduce fossil fuel emissions, with 42 countries putting a price on carbon, with 12 countries (includes China and Japan) and 20 major cities banning the future sales of passenger vehicles powered by an internal combustion engine, the world is steadily moving away from oil…

Alaskans would be smart not to build Alaska’s economic future around a declining commodity that is also 15 years away.

Source: Time to recognize the global energy trends that cloud Arctic oil development
– Anchorage Daily News