Seattle Times: A month ago, the Alaska House of Representatives took time out from struggling to forge a state budget in the face of plummeting oil prices to talk about Washington state.
For nearly an hour, they debated the wording of a five-page resolution that blasted Evergreen State politicians for their opposition to Shells offshore oil exploration in the Arctic and mockingly called for a different tack on combating climate change.
Rather than try to block offshore oil development in the Arctic, the...