Alaska isn’t in a ‘window of opportunity’ for natural gas. It’s in a labyrinth.

Larry Persily

COMMENTARY

Too many people are again talking about a “window of opportunity” for the Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline project as if it were some magical portal into a world of wealth and prosperity for the state.

But it’s not a window, it’s a recurring illusion in a maze. No matter how many times Alaskans think they have found the path to the finish line, the maze closes in and we face another dead end.

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