Dunleavy misleads Alaskans on key piece of oil production guesswork a decade ago

In his State of the State speech Tuesday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy touched briefly on the history of oil production guesswork in Alaska and quoted a misleading statistic.

Dermot ColeJanuary 25, 2022 Comments

Kinross federal application for Tetlin permit provides chance for analysis of trucking plan

Under Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is taking the laughable position that is has no role in transportation planning regarding the long-term impact of the proposal to use public highways as mining access roads for many years, perhaps decades to come.

Dermot ColeJanuary 21, 2022 Comments

Dunleavy now claims he supports Zink, though he refused to do so in front of right-wing group in Mat-Su

Dunleavy didn’t have the guts to tell right-wing zealots that Dr. Anne Zink, who is more popular than he is, has been doing a good job. Now he doesn’t have the guts to tell the truth about what happened last Saturday.

Dermot ColeJanuary 20, 2022 Comments

Speaking to right-wing 'mature' crowd, gutless Dunleavy refuses to defend Dr. Zink, Alaska hospital workers

Dunleavy didn’t bother to mention that Alaska doctors, nurses and support staff have been doing the best they can during the pandemic. A competent governor would have said that, even at the risk of offending the mature mob of Mat-Su citizens.

Dermot ColeJanuary 18, 2022 Comments

Dunleavy has the gall to lecture reporters about honesty

On Monday Dunleavy ducked a legitimate question from Kyle Hopkins of the Anchorage Daily News about why the state released Angela Rodell’s personnel file, but refused to release much of anything about Kevin Clarkson, the former attorney general who lost his job over allegations of sexual harassment.

Dermot ColeJanuary 17, 2022 Comments

Nothing in Angela Rodell's state personnel file justified her termination

While there are some negative comments in the evaluations contained in the file, there are also positive remarks by some permanent fund employees portraying her as the boss of the year.

Dermot ColeJanuary 15, 2022 Comments

Tetlin trucking venture could produce profits of $1,000 an ounce, not counting cost of public highway damage, road maintenance and public safety worries

A big reason for the “robust returns” is that the company will be using public highways nearly all of the way and doesn’t have to worry about paying for road maintenance, bridge repairs or the impact on other drivers using the highways. Those are real costs, which will be borne by the public, not by the shareholders of Kinross and its joint venture partner Contango ORE.

Dermot ColeJanuary 14, 2022 Comments

Kinross plan to add 24-hour heavy truck traffic across Interior Alaska would be a public safety nightmare

Traveling winter or summer on the Richardson Highway from Tok to Fairbanks and the Steese Highway from Fairbanks to Cleary Summit would become far more dangerous and inconvenient under the Kinross plan to transform it into a 250-mile industrial route for heavy truck traffic, hauling 10 million pounds of rock every day of the year.

Dermot ColeJanuary 12, 2022 Comments

Dunleavy attempts to retaliate against former Permanent Fund director Rodell

What is becoming increasing clear is that Dunleavy was lying or playing a deceptive word game when he claimed to know nothing about the removal of Angela Rodell from the Permanent Fund, one of the most important jobs in state government.

Dermot ColeJanuary 11, 2022 Comments

Tshibaka promotes Trump's Big Lie about the stolen election

The Rev. Kelly Tshibaka is willing to echo Trump’s lie in the pursuit of personal power, one of many reasons she is unfit to represent Alaska in the U.S. Senate.

Dermot ColeJanuary 6, 2022 Comments