Ramras Sees Bullet Line/AGIA Conflict – NOAA/White House Conspiracy Against OCS Energy? – Western Legislators Question Salazar Energy Motives

ADN.  State Rep. Jay Ramras (NGP Photo), R-Fairbanks, said he plans to seek a legal analysis to determine if the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act of 2007 -- designed to spur North Slope natural gas development -- could thwart construction of a small-scale, in-state natural gas pipeline.  Two years ago, the state signed contracts to help pipeline company TransCanada Corp. begin building a large natural gas pipeline. The act commits the state to work only with TransCanada, and Ramras questioned the penalty Alaska might face if it uses financial incentives to [...]