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
Seal of Alaska the state's wealth of timber, and the farmer, his horse, and the three shocks of wheat stand for Alaskan agriculture. The fish and the seals signify the importance of fishing and seal rookeries to Alaska's economy. Seal of Alaska The Seal of the State of Alaska was first adopted before statehood, when the area was known as the District of Alaska. The first governor designated a seal of the district, which featured glaciers, northern lights, igloos, and an Eskimo ice fishing. In 1910, this seal was replaced with a design more representative of the state's industrial and natural wealth. Today's