PT Barnum is famous for, "...can't fool all the people all the time!"http://alaska.gov/
Office of the Governor, Governor Sean Parnell -- 10th Governor of Alaska
Looks like Sarah is not missed by the Polar Bears!
"More oil" seems to be the Republican governor's sales pitch
that President Obama is not buying?
Parnell Outraged at Corps of Engineers Ruling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - No. 10-023
February 6, 2010, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell issued the following statement today on the Corps of Engineers decision to deny ConocoPhillips and Anadarko a permit to construct a drill pad known as CD-5 in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
“Just in the last six months, we’ve fought the federal government for tying up Outer Continental Shelf leasing, and for adding bureaucratic nightmares and costs with Endangered Species Act listings and critical habitat area designations. We’ve seen the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Environmental Protection Agency show reluctance to approve anything related to jobs in Alaska.
“And then -- first, by delay, and now, through their decision -- the Corps of Engineers continues to set back our nation's chances for economic recovery, domestic energy production, and Alaskans' prospects for jobs.
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell targets
oil taxes, federal 'war'
STATE OF THE STATE: Parnell also stands by tax rebates as an incentive for more oil drilling.
By SEAN COCKERHAM
Published: January 21st, 2010 06:55 PM -- Last Modified: January 25th, 2010 11:13 PM
JUNEAU -- Gov. Sean Parnell used his first State of the State speech Wednesday night to criticize the federal government and defend his proposals for oil company tax breaks and a big new college scholarship program based on grades rather than need.
The Republican governor's speech comes as many legislators in his own party say he's not doing nearly enough to reduce how much the state taxes oil company profits. Parnell is getting heat on the other side, too. Democrats say he's trying to give tax concessions to the oil industry that aren't needed.
In his address to a joint session of the Legislature, Parnell said his approach to offer tax rebates as an incentive for drilling in Alaska would lead to more jobs and isn't a giveaway, as he described proposals to lower the tax rate that some Republican legislators have talked about.
"My oil tax credit proposals are just that, because companies must invest here in Alaska, create Alaskan jobs and drill more wells before qualifying for these new tax benefits. I don't support giving tax breaks without an Alaska work commitment," he said.
Parnell's tax credits could cost the treasury hundreds of millions of dollars, and Democratic legislators have argued there's no need for them and no guarantee they wouldn't just reward companies for drilling in existing fields they would have explored anyway.
Parnell said in his speech he's concerned about jobs and oil production, given the tough economy.
