By RICK WHITBECK
Part of Power The Future’s mission is to expose the outright lunacy of the eco-left. As early voting gets underway across Alaska, it is important to note that energy is on the ballot in 2024, and that candidates’ endorsements matter to the future of the state.
While Power The Future – as a 501(c)4 – doesn’t endorse candidates, we certainly take note of which other organizations do. What those organizations’ missions and priorities say about their endorsed candidates drives their ongoing mission to move Alaska away from reliable, affordable energy and into risky, higher-cost options.
In the case of the Alaska Center, their slate of statewide endorsed candidates must accept and drive policy (if elected) around very specific goals set by the organization. In order to even be considered for endorsement, they must acknowledge a number of items, including:
- Admitting a climate crisis exists, and that the candidate working to end it;
- Committing to moving Alaska to a 100% clean energy economy by 2050;
- Promoting “equity” for rural communities most affected by the climate crisis.
Previously, Alaska Center-endorsed candidates have led the way on legislation involving Renewable Portfolio Standards, increasing oil and gas taxes on producers, forcing wind and solar “solutions” into the grid and more. All of those would damage Alaska’s employment, hurt families across the state, raise rates, threaten future investment, gut the revenues and royalties that fund state and local government, and – most importantly – add risk into the grid, which is currently led by a combination of firm (always-on) energy sources.
As Alaskans go to the polls between now and Nov. 5, look at the endorsements of candidates you are choosing from. If you see ones that have eco-left-driven support, it might be good to pass them by.
Rick Whitbeck is the Alaska state director for Power The Future and a regular writer at Must Read Alaska.
I hope and pray for my children’s future. I believe Anchorage residents will continue down the road to socialism and support the democrats agenda of making Alaska a huge national park. They won’t see what’s coming, high fuel prices and less energy.
It’s nice when you can ignore the laws of physics and proclaim yourself an expert!
I pray that they do! I wonder how many illegals are voting in the 2024 Alaska election?
The real questions to get answered is how much energy was produced this year from the various grid farms now hooked up in Alaska. Based on actual cloudy days, it would be interesting to see what was produced based on the cost. Currently subsidized, what will be the actual cost when subsidies no longer are available? Try calling in to the various energy companies to get that data, it seems to be a big secret.