Tim Bradner

Americans are witnessing a serious erosion of our democratic institutions. We need informed citizens.

With little money to spend, lawmakers made quiet progress on education, health care and housing.

Democracy doesn’t die overnight, but it can fade.

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Pikka and Willow won’t bring back the state oil revenue boom of the 1980s — these aren’t Prudhoe Bay-type fields — but the new oil will help.

Enstar has no alternative to natural gas. Renewable energy like wind and solar provide electricity, but gas provides heat.

What’s important is that CO2 capture from a coal plant relies on proven technology. The basic process has been used for years in many industries.

Willow’s revenues are temporary. All oilfields decline over time, so let’s make good use of this windfall.