"Alaska's potential adoption of the lead role was a much better alternative than the other suggestion by the companies, Walker said — a "go slow" approach of waiting out the current low prices of oil and gas.

Walker has said he's not interested in delays because the project needs to meet deadlines to ensure massive reserves of North Slope natural gas can be super-chilled, liquefied and shipped to Asia for sale."

So Mr. Walker seems to think his plan is better than the approach proposed by companies who have made a living and have vast experience in developing these projects? What are these deadlines and who are they imposed by? Do we have a firm delivery contract with someone or just a vague promise that if we have gas they would "consider buying it"? Monetizing the North Slope gas reserves will bring revenue to the state. But you won't survive long on this kind of revenue if it costs you $3 to make $2 of revenue. Revenue is not profit!!!