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Ex-commissioner calls for Alaska energy mega-projects analysis, and ‘call bluff’ on North Slope gasline

by Alex DeMarban – November 13, 2013 – Alaska Dispatch

With Alaska’s government now in the red but still blowing hundreds of millions of dollars on multiple energy mega-projects, it’s time for a comprehensive analysis of those projects to help Alaska leaders prioritize the public’s money and stop wasting money on pipe dreams.

That was the take-home message from Harry Noah, a former Alaska Department of Natural Resources commissioner under Gov. Wally Hickel, who spoke at a Commonwealth North discussion Wednesday about the blizzard of state-subsidized efforts — including everything from dueling pipeline proposals to a power-producing dam that, if built, would be the second largest in the country.

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