Alaska rejects Exxon Mobil’s natural gas proposal
April 22, 2008
Chron.com:
Alaska rejected Exxon Mobil Corp.’s $1.3 billion plan to pump natural gas from a North Slope field that holds enough to meet U.S. residential demand for the fuel for almost two years. Read more
Alaska towns say hello to renewable energy
April 20, 2008
Newsminer.com:
For now, most of rural Alaska gets its electricity from burning diesel. But if things go according to plan, communities around the state will soon be making power from everything but fossil fuel. Read more
TransCanada announcement in May
March 28, 2008
KTUU:
The Legislature will convene in special session June 3 to consider the future of the natural gas pipeline.
Gov. Palin said her administration will release its findings on the sole gas line applicant, TransCanada, during the week of May 19.
Once the administration releases its findings on TransCanada, the law says the Legislature has 60 days to approve the gas license, if that’s what the administration recommends.
So it could be mid-summer before the selection process in the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act has played out.
Special session on gas line
March 28, 2008
Newsminer:
“Gov. Sarah Palin announced this morning she will hold a special legislative session in Juneau starting on June 3 to deal with the natural gas pipeline.
Palin also announced that her administration will present its decision on the TransCanada pipeline proposal to lawmakers the week of May 19. If the administration decides to go ahead with the TransCanada plan, the announcement in May will begin the 60-day review period allowed to lawmakers under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act.”
TransCanada’s app rejected
February 3, 2008
