My Administration will pursue the gasline plan that is best for ALL Alaskans. How do we get there? Through a two-step process. First, we acknowledge that the Stranded Gas Development Act (SGDA), under which the previous Administration negotiated with
the "Big Three" producers (ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and BP), no longer applies. The Legislature's own experts have testified that the gas can no longer be deemed "stranded" due to long-term economic conditions.
Source: Campaign website, www.palinforgovernor.com, "Issues"
Nov 7, 2006
Get ANWR open
I believe in protecting Alaska's environment through fair enforcement of our environmental laws. Having a clean record on environmental regulation is critical to getting ANWR open and maintaining our fisheries mining, timber, and tourism industries.
I would also revisit the change in regulations on the Alaska Coastal Zone Management program in which the past administration by eliminating the rights of local districts to write specific local enforceable policies on important issues like subsistence.
Source: Campaign website, www.palinforgovernor.com, "Issues"
Nov 7, 2006