Ky Holland, June 1, 2026, updated June 3 with new links a bottom

Yes, I support “Build the Line.” I don’t know a single legislator who is opposed to developing Alaska’s gas resources, building a pipeline, or solving our long-term energy challenges. And I’ll work for and support a clean and practical project tax cut package from this special session.

But the massive PR and pressure campaign is getting in the way. Demanding a 90% property tax break for private investors deserves scrutiny — especially at a time when we’re cutting education funding, reducing the PFD, slowing other energy projects, and operating under a starvation budget for capital projects.

Come on Alaska – Enough of the mega project rope pushing.

Developers – Go out and get buyers, or come back we hard numbers on the gap we need to close to be competitive, without giving away Alaskan opportunity. If there is a gap to close, I’m certain we will support it! Alaskans want this project to succeed.

But to get to the finish line, this project is going to further reduce our state revenue long before it generates any revenue or energy cost savings to ratepayers. Should we further cut education, road and capital projects, energy projects like the affordable energy from the Bradley Lake upgrade, and PFDs across the state for the next seven years to subsidize the development?

This ad campaign is lobbying the wrong audience.

Don’t spend millions (from the billions developers and the Governor want us to give away) pressuring legislators with slogans and newspaper ads. Spend it securing the firm “ship-or-pay” contracts and buyers that are actually required to finance and build the project, and engaging and building up the capacity and competitiveness of Alaska contractors and innovative businesses to reduce the cost and risk of the project.

“Build the Line” is not the real issue to debate. The issue is whether Alaska is getting a necessary fair deal, we are creating market conditions that bring buyers and investors, whether the numbers work, maximizing Alaskan participation, and whether the public is being asked to take on too much risk and cost without enough transparency.

Worth the read from Dermot Cole:

https://www.dermotcole.com/reportingfromalaska/2026/5/31/dont-be-fooled-by-build-the-line-propaganda

Ky

Updates

6/4/26 Dermot Cole – ‘Build the Line!’ rally demands answer to wrong question

6/3/26 Dermot Cole – ‘Build the Line!’ pep rallies obscure the lack of pipeline numbers https://www.dermotcole.com/reportingfromalaska/2026/6/2/6z6skn8kp1jqnxnqkahzgazeuasmse

6/3/26 Jim Whitaker – interesting comments linked in Mr Cole’s article – a detailed take down of the carbon credit benefits to the developer. I haven’t fact checked his claims and dates but his frame work is solid. “Bad Either Way Why Alaska’s LNG Pipeline Is a Lose-Lose Unless We Put Alaskans First Right Now”