Does this idea favor one project over another, i.e., does it support an All Alaska Pipeline vs. the highway route, or vice versa?
This investment idea is project neutral, meaning funds could be used to invest in any project that moves forward. Given the current contractual obligations put onto the backs of Alaskans by the Palin-Parnell Administration and the constraints of the recently closed open season, it will require a Governor with a strong backbone and a desire to fight for individual Alaskans to make this a reality. Give me that opportunity, and I will be that Governor. As for in-state gas or the All Alaska lines, this funding idea could drive those projects forward by showing the markets we are serious enough about the project to put our own equity into them. Also, it is important to note the recent report filed by the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation which noted the need to raise additional equity for any pipeline project to make it more commercially viable or to bring costs down for end users. See link here http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/081310/oil_lrc.shtml for full story.
