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
Wesly Simina Wesly Simina Wesly W. Simina (born 1961) is a Micronesian politician. He has served as the Governor of Chuuk State, one of the four states that constitute the Federated States of Micronesia, since July 1, 2005. Simina was re-elected to a second term as Governor of Chuuk in a 2009 runoff election against Gillian N. Doone, the son of former Governor Gideon Doone. He and Lt. Governor Johnson Elimo were sworn into their second terms on July 2, 2009, in an inauguration ceremony held at the Saramen Chuuk Development Center at Saramen Chuuk High School in Weno, Chuuk. Simina resigned