By RICK WHITBECK | POWER THE FUTURE A recent joint hearing of the House and Senate Resources committee I attended in Juneau laid bare the importance of natural gas to Southcentral Alaska residents and businesses. The brutality of this winter has been a wake-up call for Southcentral Alaskans about the importance of reliable energy. When … Continue reading Rick Whitbeck: Thanks to fossil fuels, Anchorage averted a crisis this winter