Monthly Archives: March 2010
Crunch Time is Now for All-Alaska Gas Line
Anchorage Daily News Bill Walker When oil began flowing through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) in 1977, it was the dawn of a new era in Alaska. In Valdez, we literally danced in the streets. I served as mayor of Valdez during those early days. The goal I had then remains unchanged today — [...]
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Ted Stevens calls for priority on in-state gas pipeline
By Sean Cockerham Anchorage Daily News Former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens said Friday there’s not enough market for Alaska natural gas in the Lower 48 to justify a pipeline through Canada, and that the state should instead pursue construction of pipelines to Kenai and Valdez to export gas to Asia. Read more on adn.com >>>
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Stevens calls for trans-Alaska gas pipeline, exports to Pacific Rim
Former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens says the AGIA pipeline plan has flopped and the state should put up billions to pay half the cost of an in-state natural gas pipeline project to Kenai. It should also switch its support to the building of a trans-Alaska pipeline to Valdez that would export LNG to the Pacific [...]
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Polls, Parades, Pups & Path to Prosperity
With less than 6 months to go until the Republican primary on August 24th, Governor Parnell can no longer hide behind fluffy approval ratings and misleading polls conducted by outside political consultants. This election will be decided by the people of Alaska, not hired guns from Washington D.C. Governor Parnell seems content to let the [...]
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Bill on the Mike Porcaro show
Listen to Bill’s interview with Mike Porcaro (it begins at minute 32).
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Walker: Alaska should build gasline itself
Story by Deanna Garrison, KSTK Stikine River Radio KETCHIKAN, ALASKA (2010-02-17) With the Trans Alaska Pipeline nearing the end of its useful life, gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker says Alaska needs to stop waiting for someone else to build a gas pipeline and build it itself. The Republican discussed the gasline and other state issues during [...]
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Walker Says Governor should act now to remove us from the failed AGIA process
February 26, 2010 – In testimony before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, Department of Revenue Commissioner Pat Galvin told the legislature for the first time that under likely pricing scenarios a pipeline through Canada will result in the State losing, not making, money. According to Bill Walker, Republican candidate for Governor, “this should remove [...]
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Walker for Governor at the Fur Rondy Grand Parade
Several people traveled hundreds of miles to participate, others cut weekend plans short to deliver coffee for the crew, spent hours making homemade signs and gathering hard hats, flags, and stickers, and exposed fingers to the 14 degree temperatures to take pictures and video of one of the most memorable floats of the 2010 Fur [...]
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Great event, Letter to the News-Miner