Alaska’s Pipeline Playbook | Anchorage News

0:00The state has been trying to get a Norslope gas pipeline project off the ground for a quarter century, spending over $1 billion dollars, and oil. Companies have kicked in hundreds of millions, too. Despite all that cash and even giving away 75% ownership of the stalled project to a private developer, we're still just kidding. Promises and press releases. It's clear the usual approach isn't cutting it. The state still holds a 25% stake in this project, and it's not doing much good right now. Instead of letting it sit there, we should think about leveraging it, kind of like how President Trump operates. We need to be bold and maybe even a little unconventional to get this thing moving. My idea is to play a strategic game. First, we could offer a portion of that remaining 25% stake to people close to the President, like his sons or associates. This could be a way to gain some powerful allies, similar to how the Trump family has engaged with energy producers in the Middle East. The state could still collect revenue due taxes and royalties without the ownership

1:00risk. The second part of this strategy involves making President Trump's priorities our own. We can let him know that if Alaska doesn't get this pipeline, we might have to import natural gas from Canada. Given his competitive nature, he might see this as a way to counter Canada and commit federal funds to the project just to spite them. It's a long shot, and the Trumps might not be interested, or the President might be focused on other issues. But what if we play our hand and he imposes the tariff on Canadian natural gas, just like he's done with other goods? It's a risky move, but nothing else has worked, so it might be time to think outside the box and embrace a Trump-like approach. That's the story for today, Anchorage News. Today, driven by AI.