They're picking up a lot of natural gas extremely cheap. If the price goes up before too long at the rate it has in oil and metals, Exxon will be making record profits again in no time. Yep, very interesting... Full Article at Newsvine
Salt Lake (ABC 4 News) - Utahns came early, in the cold and by the hundreds, all to see Sarah Palin. The former Vice-Presidential candidate and Alaska governor was in Salt Lake Wednesday to sign copies of her new book, "Going Rogue." Full Article at ABC4.com (KTVX)
Officials say massive ice plugs had formed inside the pipe, which caused BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. to stop operating it a few weeks ago. Full Article at Treehugger
"The assistance to banks, once thought to cost the taxpayers untold billions, is on track to actually reap billions in profit for the taxpaying public." Full Article at Huffington Post
Former state House Majority Leader Ralph Samuels announced Tuesday he's running for governor next year. That sets up a Republican primary fight among Samuels, Gov. Full Article at Anchorage Daily News
As he does each week, CBSSports.com senior writer Steve Elling gives us his pithy read of the global green in golf. Yes, there is more than one notable story happening out there. Full Article at CBS Sports
Otters are just one item on the Trustee Council's official list of resources and services injured by the spill, which includes both animal species and things like the subsistence... Full Article at Slate
EDMONTON — Levels of toxic chemicals in the Athabasca watershed in northern Alberta are up to 50 times higher downstream of oilsands development, a new University of Alberta study has found. Full Article at Canada.com
In the award-winning documentary Crude, the rainbow plumes of oil spreading into pristine streams are unmistakable. The fiery landscapes might remind you of sabotaged Kuwaiti oil fields, but the surrounding forest tells you you're looking at the Amazon. Full Article at BuzzFlash
When I left the GOP in 1981 because of their embrace of Falwell and his ilk, I tried the Alaska Dems, but they were way too tight with big oil. Full Article at Firedoglake