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Global Gas Thirst Set to Surge, Says Senior Shell Executive
“We see global gas demand growing by at least 2% a year over some decades, so by 2030 we look at gas demand hitting 4.5 trillion cubic metres of gas per year,” Reuters quoted Malcom Brinded telling an oil conference. “That’s 50% up from today’s level.” Brinded was equally bullish on prospects for liquefied natural [...]
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For new TransCanada boss, Alaska fails to top list of priorities
By Jeffrey Jones, Reuters CALGARY – The Alaska gas pipeline project will be vital for TransCanada Corp. in a decade, but the company’s incoming chief executive said he is more focused now on moving forward with $22-billion of projects that garner far fewer headlines. Russ Girling, a company veteran who takes over as CEO in [...]
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SB 305 Course Correction is a Victory for Alaska’s Future
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager Juneau, AK – Following Senator Stedman’s lead, the state House made a last minute course correction tonight when it passed SB 305, the so called “decoupling” bill that will separate production taxes on oil and gas, potentially saving the state upwards of $20 billion in lost oil tax revenue. Despite opposition [...]
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Governor Parnell Pursues AGIA At All Costs
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager uneau, AK – The state House has voted to reject Senator Stedman’s proposed “decoupling” of production taxes on oil and gas today in the waning hours of the 2010 legislative session. This move will result in the state losing potentially $20 billion under likely pricing scenarios as a result of the [...]
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Bill Walker Statement On TransCanada Announcement
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager Juneau, AK – According to an article in yesterday’s Calgary Herald, building an Alaska gas pipeline under the AGIA framework will not be a top priority for the company in coming years. Russ Girling, a TransCanada veteran who takes over as CEO in July, said he is “still more focused on [...]
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Walker shares his vision for AK gasline
By Melissa DeVaughn Alaska Star Bill Walker is convinced that what the state needs is a full-scale gasline that runs from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. A bullet line is a stopgap and a line to Canada would be giving away our resources, he says. If Walker’s elected governor, building that gasline is the one thing [...]
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Yard Signs & Heart Run Team!
The Anchorage Heart Run is just around the corner & we are looking for volunteers to join the Walker for Governor Team. The race is on Saturday, April 24th at the UAA campus. If you would like to run or walk on our team, please register here & make sure you join the team Walker [...]
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Poll Results Are In!
Press Contact: Taylor Bickford, Bill Walker for Governor Campaign Manager Anchorage, AK – Likely Republican Voters Overwhelmingly Support Bill Walker’s Vision for Alaska! In 2002, 138,000 Alaskan voters cast ballots in favor of the All Alaska gasline, passing the All Alaska Initiative by a margin of 62% to 38%. Today, support for the All Alaska [...]
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Gov hopeful Walker cites new survey, knocks Parnell
Rena Delbridge, Alaska Dispatch Results of a survey just released by gubernatorial hopeful Bill Walker show a gas pipeline is an absolute must-have for voters this year, and there’s not a lot of faith that a line proposed by TransCanada under the state’s AGIA process will be built. The press release with the survey results [...]
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Copper River Record article on Bill
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In surprise move, Stevens calls for trans-Alaska pipeline to Valdez
by Dermot Cole, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner FAIRBANKS — 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 also should switch its support to the building of a trans-Alaska pipeline to [...]
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Great event, Letter to the News-Miner
To the editor: In February while in Fairbanks participating in my gubernatorial campaign activities, I visited the World Ice Art Championships with my brother. As lifelong Alaskans, myself having been born in Fairbanks, we could not believe that neither of us had experienced this event that has been a part of Fairbanks’ history for more [...]
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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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Bill Walker video interview by Alaska Internet Network CEO Bradley J. Fluetsch, CFA
Bill Walker takes a few minutes to be interviewed by Alaska Internet Network CEO Bradley J. Fluetsch, CFA, February 18, 2010 in Juneau, Alaska. Bill Walker, Candidate for Alaska Governor from Brad Fluetsch on Vimeo. View more videos on our media page
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All-Alaska Gasline Drives Candidate, Juneau Empire story
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker has positions on many Alaska issues, but he has passion for developing the state’s huge reserves of natural gas. And he has a preferred strategy, markedly different than that of fellow Republican primary candidates, incumbent Gov. Sean Parnell and former House Majority Leader Ralph Samuels. Walker endorses what supporters call [...]
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All Alaska Governor February Newsletter
Dear Alaskans, The New Year has blessed us with new opportunities, new supporters, and new life to an already thriving campaign. Here is a quick rundown on my campaign happenings in January: A VOICE FOR ALASKANS January was a month filled with opportunities for my voice to be heard on talk radio in various communities. [...]
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Candidate Calls Gas Line No. 1 Priority for State
BY TODD L. DISHER Frontiersman Published on Monday, January 25, 2010 7:53 PM AKST WASILLA — With a yellow line running down a blue map of Alaska, it’s clear from Bill Walker’s campaign logo what issue No. 1 is for this gubernatorial candidate. “I am very concerned about the economic future of the state,” Walker [...]
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Bill Walker’s One Issue: Securing a Strong Future for All Alaska
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Hickel Reaffirms Support of Bill Walker
I am humbled by Governor Hickel’s continued support of my candidacy. Today, he made the following statement in an opinion piece that ran in the Anchorage Daily News: “Unless we have a change of direction in the coming election, we will return to the closed-door negotiations that Gov. Frank Murkowski utilized to guarante…e “fiscal certainty” [...]
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Pt. Thomson Ruling About Procedure, Not Politics
Three months into my campaign for governor, I am disappointed to see that the level of political discourse has already degraded into finger pointing and name calling. As a state facing a worrisome and uncertain future, our leaders must step forward and focus on constructive solutions to our problems. Continue reading on Alaska Dispatch >>>
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RSS News Feed & YouTube links now available
We’ve recently added RSS to our website, which makes it easier than ever to keep up-to-date on Bill’s campaign news. Also, we’ve added a YouTube link that brings you right to all of Bill’s videos. Both are located in the side bar on the right. Thank you all for your interest and support.
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Bill Walker Campaign Youth Meet and Greet a Great Success
On Dec. 28, 2009, the Bill Walker Campaign for Governor held a young Alaskans meet and greet. The Alaska Republican Party said that this was the largest turnout of young Alaskans for any candidate that they could recall. Nearly 100 Alaskans under 30 attended the event. Continue reading on Examiner.com >>>
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All Alaska Governor January 2010 Update
YOUNG ALASKANS FOR BILL WALKER. After a great month of meetings and events on the Kenai Peninsula, Fairbanks, Willow, Valdez and Anchorage (including an in depth radio interview on KFQD), 2009 finished with an exclamation mark when nearly 100 young Alaskans gathered at an event organized by volunteer extraordinaire, Mary Graham, and her family. My [...]
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Walker for Governor Campaign to Host Parental Rights Notification Petition
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker is proud to support the efforts of Alaskans for Parental Rights and its Parental Consent Initiative campaign. “I often speak with urgency about strengthening Alaska’s economy. But today I speak with urgency about strengthening Alaska’s families. January 15th is the deadline for signing the Parental Rights notification petition. My wife [...]
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Bill Walker pushes parental notification measure
Taken from Alaska Politics website. Bill Walker is expanding his campaign for governor beyond his promotion of “All-Alaska’ natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Valdez. The Republican candidate is now using his campaign office to promote a ballot initiative seeking to make it illegal for teens to get an abortion without telling their [...]
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It’s Time to Face the Facts on Gasline Development
Today Bill Walker issued the following statement: Governor Sean Parnell’s recently released budget includes $150 million to be divided between ExxonMobil Corporation and TransCanada as part of the AGIA 2010 open season process. According to Governor Parnell’s outgoing gas czar, Harry Noah, “The state is frozen waiting for a pipeline to the Lower 48 to [...]
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Bill Walker Statement on Ralph Samuels’ Announcement
Today Bill Walker issued the following statement regarding Ralph Samuels’ announced campaign for governor: “Ralph Samuels’ announcement that he is entering the race for governor will present Alaskans with well defined choices in the August primary. I did not run based on who the competition might be. I believe Alaskans understand that my campaign theme [...]
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All Alaska Governor December 2009 Letter to Supporters
We are in full stride with the campaign. This past month I have had the opportunity to address the Alaska Municipal League, UAF student government, the Valdez Commerce group, and other groups in Anchorage and Fairbanks. Several speaking engagements are already scheduled this month and I welcome all invitations. I am especially enjoying getting out [...]
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No shortage of backup plans for Alaska’s gas
While Alaskans wait for a decision on whether a 4-foot-diameter gas pipeline will be built between the North Slope and North American markets, Gov. Sean Parnell has pledged his ongoing commitment to studying a “Plan B” linking energy-hungry residents with their resource. Two voter-created authorities are forging ahead on related plans of their own — [...]
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Success or failure in the open season
The next big test for either of the proposed big gas pipeline projects is the so-called “open season,” expected to be conducted next year. The battle to define the natural gas open season as a success or failure in the public mind has already started, along with the political season. “Open season” is the term [...]
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Walker Press Conference: AGIA is Fatally Flawed
Audio Link: Walker Press Conference: AGIA is Fatally Flawed Summary: Republican Bill Walker on Wednesday staked out his turf in next year’s race for Governor- he wants to put a stop to the current state-sanctioned gas line development project, known as AGIA.
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All Alaska Governor November 2009 Letter to Supporters
Dear Fellow Alaskans: What a month we have had with the campaign. After the announcement of my candidacy for governor on September 28th, I was on the talk radio circuit in both Anchorage and Fairbanks. I especially enjoy the call-in segments where I have an opportunity to provide in depth responses. Folks are asking all [...]
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EIA: Gas shale means AK may wait
An Energy Information Administration official spoke with Alaska Dispatch’s own Rena Delbridge about a new report from EIA on the potential for Alaska’s natural gas pipeline. The report indicates that the project might be pushed a little more into the future. Because of the surge in Lower 48′s production of shale gas, Alaska’s project is [...]
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Pipeline doubts grow
A subsidiary of Exxon says the Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline has not been killed again, but a Canadian newspaper says officials in Ottawa are giving it the cold shoulder. “Sources report that Ottawa has decided not to proceed with federal investment in the $16.2 billion Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline, throwing the future of Canada’s [...]
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What is the state lacking? Courage.
Article in the Anchorage Daily News.
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The spirited discussion continued after Bill’s Op-Ed appeared in the Anchorage Daily News.
The spirited discussion continued after Bill’s Op-Ed appeared in the Anchorage Daily News. Be sure to check out the comments & Bill’s response.
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Lively discussion regarding Bill’s Op-Ed in the Alaska Dispatch
Thank you all for your thought provoking comments on my recent article on the Alaska Dispatch website. Below are my responses to a few reader comments. Hopefully as the campaign progresses I will continue to have time to address your postings. 1. Rather than a pipeline to Valdez or Canada, ANS gas should go to [...]
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Act like an owner-state
It is time for Alaska to start acting like the owner-state that we are. I am running for governor because, as an Alaskan, it is time we, as Alaskans, take control of our future. We, the people of Alaska, own the resources of the state. For far too long we have relied on others to [...]
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Candidate Speed Dating
Elevate Alaska’s first speed date the candidates event.
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Supports Bill Walker for governor
To the editor: As a life-long Alaskan, raised by one of our state’s great pioneering physicians (Dr. William James Mills) I am for the first time in a position to personally know one of our gubernatorial candidates, Bill Walker. Bill, too, is a life-long Alaskan; born in Fairbanks, raised in Delta and Valdez and residing [...]
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Anchorage attorney Bill Walker announces bid for Alaska governor
By DAN JOLING, The Associated Press Published: Petroleum News, Oct. 4, 2009 Anchorage attorney Bill Walker jumped into the race for governor Sept. 28 and declared that construction of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Valdez will be the focus of his campaign. “This pipeline under our administration would be built by [...]
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Republican Bill Walker joins race for governor
By DAN JOLING, The Associated Press Published: Juneau Empire, 9/29/2009 ANCHORAGE – Anchorage attorney Bill Walker jumped into the race for governor Monday and declared that construction of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Valdez will be the focus of his campaign. “This pipeline under our administration would be built by Alaskans, [...]
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Anchorage attorney Walker announces run for governor
By DAN JOLING, The Associated Press Published: Anchorage Daily News 09/28/09 Anchorage attorney Bill Walker jumped into the race for governor Monday and declared that construction of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Valdez will be the focus of his campaign. “This pipeline under our administration would be built by Alaskans, operated [...]
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Parnell’s “AGIA Bailot”