Alaska Pipeline Route Agreed in Draft Energy Bill

[salin]

Alaska Pipeline Route Agreed in Draft Energy Bill

USA: October 2, 2003


WASHINGTON - Republican leaders trying to hammer out a final U.S. energy bill on Monday agreed on the route for a proposed $20 billion Alaskan natural gas pipeline.


Lawmakers will decide later if federal loan guarantees and natural gas price subsidies for the pipeline should be in a final bill.
The 3,500-mile pipeline would follow a southern route instead of a northern route that would have pushed the project offshore into waters used for hunting whales.

The Bush administration has insisted that Congress should not dictate the route to oil companies, but let economics drive companies' choice.

Democrats on the panel, who have complained about being shut out of writing the draft legislation, had no immediate comment.

more: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/22425/story.htm

[Wwagsthedog]

1. This being done to appease sen ted stevens

Another "good old boy" hose job that the US taxpayer will pay for to benefit Alaska and the oil/gas lobby.

[10digits]

2. 60 minuets

had a good show on this. He wanted to link the Alaska gas field to the Canadian pipeline. Much better. I quess there is no money in that.

[stevedeshazer]

3. Partly right

Ted Stevens, Frank Murkowski, and Don Young rigged this pipeline deal to go through Alaska, despite much increased cost over a pipeline proposed by Forrest Hoglund that would go through Canada.

Interesting read, saw the piece on 60 Minutes recently.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/19/60minutes/main574250.shtml