"appears to be the elimination of the need for a second line"  "Appears to eliminate the need" to who?  Not to me.  You ignore the BENEFITS that would accrue to the state from finally fulfilling the demand for affordable and cleaner natural gas based fuel and heat across this state (Fairbanks for instance?. unhealthy air ring a bell?), as well as the fiscal revenue a thirty year project will benefit the state over time in more ways than just tax revenue. That "intangible" value is always discounted by republicans and the cartel members.. because they worship at the bottom line together, and demonstrably not what is essentially the best policy for the state.  What was good for GM turned out to be not so good for the country, when their quality fell and imports stole the market for a long time and GM went bankrupt..and we bailed them out with billions in loans.  Without a gasline down the backbone of this state bringing that gas to instate users, that`s where we will end up as well.