Senator’s Pipeline Claims Fall Apart | Anchorage News

Senator Wielechowski’s latest commentary on the Alaska natural gas pipeline is full of contradictions and misleading claims. He cherry-picks a $5 billion annual earnings figure to argue the project is a bad deal, then uses the same number to claim we can’t afford not to tax it—either it’s profitable or it’s not. His claim that a new producer tax targets “Outside billionaires” is false; it would hit major Alaskan producers like Hilcorp. He also ignores the real problem: the project lacks funding, not permits. Adding rigid deadlines and price caps doesn’t protect Alaskans—it just scares off investors. These provisions, warned to be unfinanceable, seem designed to kill the project quietly. It’s time to focus on what actually builds the pipeline, not turn it into a political pawn. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d7baaf754269a9e2