Charles, you do not know enough about energy to be writing intelligently about the subject.

The value of the oil being removed from Alaska exceeds $9 billion dollars.  It is only the failed tax policy that ensures Alaska has massive budget deficits at current prices.

Yet you failed to even mention the impact of our severance tax structure once in this article, or even bother to compare Alaska to Norway.  Or even offer a glimmer of understanding why oil is STILL a cash cow for Norway.