Alaska gas pipeline be built without subsidies and without the route being determined by legislation. The late Governor Wally Hickel advocated an "All-Alaskan" route which would go from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez and would bring gas to Fairbanks and Anchorage. He opposed the award of the route to TransCanada which would not result in gas service for Alaska's population centers. In June 2009 Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was interviewed on "The Today Show" by Matt Lauer. She expressed her support for the pipeline, which was ostensibly the purpose of her appearance on the program. Alaska gas pipeline The Alaska gas pipeline is a
Keith Harvey Miller Keith Harvey Miller Keith Harvey Miller (born March 1, 1925) is an American Republican politician from Alaska. Miller was the second secretary of state of Alaska of Alaska under Walter Hickel. He became the third governor of Alaska after Hickel’s resignation. He served as Secretary of State of Alaska, as the state’s Lieutenant Governor was called until 1970, from 1966 until Hickel resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior under President Richard M. Nixon, on January 29, 1969. Under Governor Miller, Alaska completed the sale of land leases in Prudhoe Bay, which brought a windfall of $900 million.