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Alaska carbon plan: Boost state coffers without cutting oil

FILE - Visitors to Point Woronzof Park watch the sun set over Cook Inlet and Mount Susitna, also known as Sleeping Lady, on June 7, 2013, in Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed a plan that could use the Cook Inlet basin for carbon sequestration. (AP Photo/Dan Joling, File) People rally in support of renewable energy policies, such as strengthening a renewable energy fund, across from the Alaska Capitol on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. Some environmentalists are skeptical of legislation proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy that aims to capitalize on carbon storage and carbon markets. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) People rally in support of renewable energy policies, such as strengthening a renewable energy fund, across from the Alaska Capitol on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. Some environmentalists are skeptical of legislation proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy that aims to capitalize on carbon storage and carbon markets. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
Alaska carbon plan: Boost state coffers without cutting oil