It was Alaska voters in 2002 that voted 138,000 strong to create ANGDA to get a large pipeline-LNG export project built.  It was Knowles and Parnell that refused to honor the voters wishes.  In fact, it was Bill Walker who as a private citizen brought the markets to participate in the 2011 open season held by TransCanada.  

When Exxon refused to acknowledge the market interest in a project Alaska spent $300 million public dollars on, it was Sean Parnell who dishonored his responsibilities and killed the project.  It was when Japan needed Alaska the most (after the big earthquake) that Parnell refused to even meet with Japanese representatives.  It was pure sabotage by a Big Oil puppet.

We finally have a Governor who is treating the Japanese (and other Asian markets with respect).