I didn’t take it as a gratuitous slap but that’s JMO. I took it as Kay Cashman’s effort to stay in the good graces of Sean Parnell.
At any rate, the legislature said no without more data that ACES was impeding new exploration. As the link above indicates, no such data exists. Parnell is just wilting under the pressure from the Big 3 and their buddies in the Corrupt Bastards Club.
Will the legislature hold firm next session? Who knows. If Palin is on a path that will take her to DC, they might flinch...LOL.
might flinch = hold firm.
Thanks for your take.