Mike Dunleavy
8:59 - 9:18
“the window is not going to stay open for Alaska forever. The Asian allies and others are looking for gas worldwide.”
- Speaker
- Mike Dunleavy
- Timestamp
- 8:59 – 9:18
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
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From the transcript
Some in the legislature say we can do this, we can make this happen. But I can tell you this, the window is not going to stay open for Alaska forever. The Asian allies and others are looking for gas worldwide. They're looking for gas everywhere. They're looking for gas in which they could be assured they're going to get the gas.
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