CEA Alaska

CEA’s Alaska chapter works to raise awareness about Alaska’s contribution to domestic energy production for the lower 48. Alaska’s onshore and offshore production are crucial to the oil supply for America’s western region as well as America’s geopolitical presence in the Arctic region and America’s overall consumer energy prices.

Construction worker and backhoe

Ripple Effects of Targeting a Single Industry Hit the Entire Economy

With the stroke of a pen, thousands of union construction jobs modernizing our nation's energy transmission system were eliminated.  CEA's David Holt looks at...

Voters Gather to Say ‘Yes’ to Offshore Alaskan Energy Development

In front a crowd of supporters holding up signs that read “OCS YES!”, energy consumers, producers, and business leaders from across Alaska came together...
Arctic shipping and recreational boats

Offshore Announcement a Win for Alaska Families

CEA Alaska Executive Director Anne Seneca discussed the importance of offshore energy for Alaska's families. After years of limitations on natural resource development in our...

Simple logic in Alaska

There was a curious scene in oil-rich Alaska this week. When a massive winter storm blocked normal fuel deliveries, the city of Nome received...
Offshore oil rig with workers

Consumer Energy Alliance Applauds Interior Department’s Proposal to Expand Access to American Energy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 4, 2018 – Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), a national advocate for energy consumers, released the following statement after the Department...

Alaska’s Future: A Battle of Wills

By Dave Harbour Alaska Standard Contributor Touring campuses around the country last year, the West Virginia environmental lawyer told his UAA audience that activists should...
Drilling Rig in Homer Alaska

For President Obama, Responsible Development Should be Job #1 in the Arctic

In National Journal, Consumer Energy Alliance President David Holt responds to the question “Can Arctic Drilling Be Done Safely?” with a resounding yes, outlining...

CEA Alaska Letter to President Obama

CEA-Alaska Letter to President Obama - November 9, 2011      

Testimony by Dave Harbour, Air Quality Permit Proposal for Chukchi Sea, AK, Sept. 25,...

Dave Harbour, Executive Director of CEA-Alaska, submitted this testimony regarding an air quality permit proposed for Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc., to operate the...
Ice on electric lines

Texas Energy Crisis a Wake-Up Call for Policymakers

As Texas begins to recover from mass power outages, CEA's David Holt looks at the necessity of designing a robust energy system that delivers...