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 (.doc) includes a jab at Gov. Sean Parnell, who enjoys a high approval rating among voters, according to other surveys. Parnell told Alaska Dispatch in a recent interview that he is sticking by the Alaska Pipeline Project that TransCanada is taking to producers in an open season this year, but is also pursuing in-state natural gas pipeline plans to make sure Alaskans’ bases are covered.

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