With recent news that Conoco Phillips and British Petroleum have teamed up to move ahead with their plan to move natural gas from the north slope to market, the prospects for Governor Palin’s AGIA (Alaska Gasline Inducement Act) have changed…or have they? Who’s driving here?
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The Palin administration has sent out clear signals that they’re not ferry-friendly. Where is the Alaska ferry system headed? Check out this week’s editorial cartoon in the Ketchikan Daily News.
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Yesterday’s letter to the editor in the Ketchikan Daily News restated the frustration Alaskans feel regarding proposed cut-backs in ferry service in southeast Alaska.
First there were the proposed schedule changes including a 50-percent reduction in ferry service between Alaska and Bellingham, Washington. Then the administration didn’t come out with the summer schedule until February–and [...]

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