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Nitewolf Champion Author Anchorage Posts:16,524 Points:2,102,720 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 11:18:38 AM Ignore Nitewolf Report Abuse Posted: Friday, January 18, 2013 12:00 am Jeff Richardson/jrichardson@newsminer.com FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. plans to ask for $328 million in legislative funding to push forward an all-Alaska “bullet line” this year, money that project planners say could lead to natural gas deliveries by 2020. Dan Fauske, CEO of the Alaska Housing Finance Corp., which oversees AGDC, outlined plans for the 737-mile pipeline at a Wednesday meeting in Fairbanks. The small-diameter gas pipeline, which would run from the North Slope to the Mat-Su Valley, would cost an estimated $7.7 billion. Fauske’s message at the meeting was consistent: The Legislature needs to do something to deliver gas to Alaskans. Delaying work on the AGDC pipeline plan, he said, is costing about $200 million a Visit Fairbanks Daily News Miner for full article

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FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. plans to ask for $328 million in legislative funding to push forward an all-Alaska “bullet line” this year, money that project planners say could lead to natural gas deliveries by 2020.

Dan Fauske, CEO of the Alaska Housing Finance Corp., which oversees AGDC, outlined plans for the 737-mile pipeline at a Wednesday meeting in Fairbanks. The small-diameter gas pipeline, which would run from the North Slope to the Mat-Su Valley, would cost an estimated $7.7 billion.

Fauske’s message at the meeting was consistent: The Legislature needs to do something to deliver gas to Alaskans. Delaying work on the AGDC pipeline plan, he said, is costing about $200 million a
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RitaVespa Champion Author Oregon Posts:2,966 Points:789,335 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jan 19, 2013 11:00:41 AM Ignore RitaVespa Report Abuse How much will AGDC make on the gas? So, WHY do we need to fund the gas line? Oh, maybe for same reason we keep guaranteeing federal loans for solar companies that promptly fold. Hmmm....
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,101 Points:2,368,445 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 2:14:14 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse isnt that special
nsdp Champion Author San Antonio Posts:1,117 Points:47,290 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 1:41:28 PM Ignore nsdp Report Abuse Hey guys, Alaskans can elect to forego their state royalty checks to pay for this thing. Won't cost US taxpayers a dime. Please start your brain before you start typing.
FortVancouver01 Champion Author Washington Posts:1,160 Points:285,345 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 12:12:30 PM Ignore FortVancouver01 Report Abuse More "entitlement" subsidies to large corporations and big oil..at the expense of the tax payers..?
fowlcan Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,100 Points:681,665 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 12:00:54 PM Ignore fowlcan Report Abuse Wow that is a lot of PORK!
OTISFL Champion Author Pensacola Posts:4,595 Points:862,890 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 11:31:40 AM Ignore OTISFL Report Abuse As if we can afford that!
wrunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,430 Points:1,133,660 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 11:28:32 AM Ignore wrunner Report Abuse To request that much money, it better be worth the price.