Kodiak, Alaska (KINY) - On the east side of the Kenai Peninsula sits Alaska’s Prince William Sound (PWS), which encompasses 10,000 square miles of protected waterways, fjords, and glaciers.
Earlier this year the Obama administration again delayed a decision about the Keystone XL pipeline. The 1,200 mile, $5.2 billion pipeline could increase North American energy security and create more than 15,000 jobs. But behind the White House's unwillingness to move forward are environmental groups that vehemently oppose the project. Groups like the Sierra Club warn that Keystone "poses a health risk to our communities" and is a "climate disaster in the making."
The Biden administration is taking another small step in the right direction and deserves to be commended for it. The Willow drilling project could produc