Tim, while we can agree we need significant cuts to the operating budget, killing some of these important capital projects does not make sense.  If we can monetize North Slope gas Alaska will not only have relatively clean, affordable energy, we will also have serious new revenues that make the need of an income tax LESS likely.

Building Susitna will be an important source of Alaska jobs during its construction.  The affordable, clean energy this project can provide will be a very, very important economic stimulus in the Interior that could create thousands of private sector jobs.

Alaska can never have a vibrant future without affordable energy.  We are a resource state!  We can not develop our resources without affordable energy.  Note- we literally have trillions of dollars of natural resources.  To not responsibly develop these resources is criminal.