“Look around and see what I see. The majestic mountainous backdrop as you come over the top of Baycrest Hill, glaciers sometimes shrouded in clouds with Eagles soaring overhead, the bay itself full of healthy activity (human and sea life), the snow capped peaks across the bay dotted with smoke coming from cabins, … doesn’t that do something to you? It still opens my heart every time I come over that crest.”

Dear Mr. Parnell,

I want to thank you for the electronic greeting card for Christmas, I tried to write you back, but alas, there’s no way your subjects can contact you, so I thought I should say these things to your subjects as well.

It would be nice to have voted your ideas into position, but since Sarah followed suit in Alaska by nominating you the way Frank Murkowski nominated his daughter, it’s hard to make any sense out of voting.

This country has problems, Houston, and you are not helping with the solution by creating a huge debt problem (no Alaskans I know of) have ever asked for. We have already made our opinions known about more drilling rigs in (for oil) in Alaska, yet you go out and buy us an old dilapidated oil derrick that has impacted Kachemak Bay and probably can never be repaired enough to be used in Alaska’s climate. It has broken our dock (is that why you gave Homer $$$ millions (up front) for dock repairs … before it even happened?).

Endeavor (Buccaneer) legs have been anchored in Homer’s critical habitat for months now (many Homer citizens fought against this happening before you were born). The Buccaneer personel have created problems between Homer businesses who have reaped huge financial profits from your endeavor (no pun intended), and, of course, those who have not… well, what about the rest of the people who live here? That rig affects us all, and obviously we don’t have anything they want (other than room and board). The damage created for the entire community simply will not go away.Those who cater to that damage should not be reaping the spoils.

Homer is not a place for tyrants and gold diggers (or oil riggers). Look around and see what I see. The majestic mountainous backdrop as you come over the top of Baycrest Hill, glaciers sometimes shrouded in clouds with Eagles soaring overhead, the bay itself full of healthy activity (human and sea life), the snow capped peaks across the bay dotted with smoke coming from cabins, … doesn’t that do something to you? It still opens my heart every time I come over that crest. That’s why I’m still here (way over 30 years ago). Can you imagine all that beauty without any life? It isn’t a good thought.

Kachemak Bay will always be beautiful, but without protecting it, there would be no one to see it or take pleasure in its beauty and bounty, and certainly no way to make a living for those who wish to stay here. An oil spill in an area as small as Kachemak Bay would devastate all life, we still remember the Exxon. Any type of chemical mishap would destroy the sea beds, all sea life, birds, animals, and humans alike.

Aren’t we somewhat already worried about the Fukushima debris reaching our shores? Do we need to worry about the get rich quick oil pirates too? Be honest with the people you serve. The Buccaneer is not here for gas. It’s here for oil exploration … gas is nothing but a by-product, and we have plenty of gas from Prudhoe Bay.

There should be some shame on your part, Mr. Parnell, for living off the hard work of Alaska’s citizens. We didn’t have the opportunity to trust you through a vote, so why should we trust your words now? It’s hard to trust anything politicians do or say, because we’re all quickly learning, no politicians best interests are in taking care of Alaskan’s or Alaska.

Politicians are in the game for the money (running out of fossil fuels is just a joke, right?) In my opinion the whole planet is one giant fossil ready to be used … but it’s also our home. It’s all we have.) The money you earn is OUR MONEY, and, if I may remind you, you work for Alaska people not BIG OIL. Please, get that rotting carcass of a rig out of Kachemak Bay and give the land back to the people for protection and respect. This venture proves you know little about big oil business, or, the nature of Alaska people. Why are you Alaska’s Governor?

Sincerely,
Maka Fairman

“Gov. Sean Parnell, DNR Commissioner Dan Sullivan and other state officials have been blindly pressing to get Buccaneer the permits it needs to drill in Cook Inlet, despite huge flashing red warning signs.”

Right now ConocoPhillips(Parnell) is shipping natural gas to Asia for twice the price we pay in Alaska, supplied by Buccaneer. After the Fukishima disaster, Japan needed a new energy sources and ConocoPhillips(Parnell) saw a major gravy train selling our resources to Asia at double the cost.

Parnell has been handing out state money in preparation for corporations(see Homer Dock and Dump) giving state money for the rig, incentives for getting here first(our $$ to out of state pirates), and now they are even brazenly lying about us running out so they can get whatever permits they want, so they can continue to send our natural gas to Asia. This is BS and they think we are idiots.