Thomas Lamb's Blog.  The Republican who heads up the federal agency overseeing the proposed construction of Alaska's natural gas pipeline is stepping down at the request of President Barack Obama.  Hmmmmm...... The Denali project is seeking Gazprom's support and there are rumblings that the Hickel LNG project may be linked up with the Denali project.   Hickel is supporting Bill Walker in the Republican primary for Governor and Sarah Palin is supporting Sean Parnell.  And the bad news on TransCanada emerges? Reuters-Canada.  Roads, buildings and pipelines in Canada's north are at risk from global warming and the government must do more [...]