18 Billion and Counting: Alaska Celebrates TAPS Milestone

Everyone who has been paying attention for the last 50 years knows that Alaska’s economy is driven by responsible resource development, carried out by tens of thousands of men and women in the energy community every day. Working in conditions that can drop to -80 during the winter (ambient, with windchills pushing the temperatures even lower), the workers on the North Slope of Alaska are a key piece of America’s energy dominance and energy independence agendas. Carrying that oil from the Slope to Valdez is the 800-mile long Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), and last Friday, Alyeska – the company responsible…

President Trump Planning Executive Order To Build Needed Pipeline In NY

People might not think much about pipelines, but they are integral to modern life. They allow the safe transportation of energy across large distances. They fuel gas stoves and allow us to heat our homes. They are the infrastructure behind America’s growing energy dominance. But too often, extreme environmental groups successfully apply pressure on the state level to block needed pipeline infrastructure. New York State, for instance, is one glaring example. Governor Andrew Cuomo and regulators have denied permits for one crucial pipeline – in doing so, they limit energy access for not only New York, but surrounding states. In…

Michigan Governor Halts Construction On FREE Needed Pipeline

When you’re the governor of a state and free, good-paying jobs are on the table, you say yes. That is, unless you’re Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Last week, Governor Whitmer halted construction on a replacement pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac. Her order comes despite the legislature previously authorizing the pipeline. Her action is outrageous for two reasons. First, the pipeline that currently supplies more than half of the propane used in Michigan is aging, having operated “safely since 1953” according to Enbridge, the company that operates the pipeline. While the pipeline has not had issues, technology has vastly improved since 1953. A…