Palin, the Pipeline, and Exxon
Rumors were circulating last night, but it looks like its going to be official. Palin tweeted about her conversations with Alaska’s congressional delegation and the need to flow Alaska’s gas to “hungry markets,” and guess who’s going to help?
The pipeline company TransCanada announced today that it has an agreement with Exxon Mobil Corporation to work together on an natural gas pipeline from Alaska to the Lower 48.
“We are pleased that TransCanada and ExxonMobil have reached agreement on initial project terms to progress this exciting initiative,” Hal Kvisle, TransCanada president and chief executive officer, said in a written statement.
Rep. Mike Hawker (R) is quoted in the ADN politics blog (linked above) as saying the whole announcement at noon today will be an “overblown media circus” and that Exxon will basically be hired as a subcontractor.
More after the announcement.
“Exxon isn’t talking, other than to say that some of the details provided by state legislators about the deal aren’t totally accurate.”
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Why don’t the folks at Exxon gets some cajones and call Palin a liar instead of just suggesting that that is what she is?
No guts
no balls
no brains at all
My Spine (is the bass line)
Isabella Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 4:18 PM
Damn, Palin is Twittering like a rapid dog about to be shot.
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Izzy, you crack me up lol! Well I feel like a dog that should be shot… 🙁
took some C and vitamins, will try to keep up with you guys when I can!
Good have some fun… in the Sun, you did good 🙂
Damn, Palin is Twittering like a rapid dog about to be shot.
crystalwolf aka caligrl “Now she is in Texas, I tried to blog some, but I’m getting a bad cold, and can’t do it”
I did good today 🙂 I got kicked off FaceBook, denied access to Extratv and deleted with at least four screen names at ADN.
The sun finally came out. I am going to go take care of some fun.
Isabella Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 2:31 PM
crystalwolf aka caligrl “GINO is going to be on smurkes
http://radiotime.com/station/s_31918/Smart_Radio_700.aspx”
When? Is she back in Alaska?
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Now she is in Texas, I tried to blog some, but I’m getting a bad cold, and can’t do it 🙁
crystalwolf aka caligrl “GINO is going to be on smurkes
http://radiotime.com/station/s_31918/Smart_Radio_700.aspx”
When? Is she back in Alaska?
SP:Great news for Alaska….hooked up with exxon, and its not a gov project, heaven forbid the gov take over this project. A great thing for Alaska.
God I hat Smurke!
Its going be so great for job creation and job resources in Alaska….
I’m sure peeland will have it on youtube.
I’m getting a bad cold and can’t deal with anymore GINO!
GINO is going to be on smurkes
http://radiotime.com/station/s_31918/Smart_Radio_700.aspx
Marnie your right, it’s just Exxon already f*cked us and Palin gonna bend over for them again. I come from a fishing family, and when we have bon fire we end up toasting the memory of a few great Alaskans, my husband has taken to toasting Scully the pilot that landed in the Hudson River….during the course of the evening someone in the family starts it and before to long everyone standing around the fire shouts F*ck Exxon….just once or twice, then we move on ..but it feels good..Palin does not care about the people of Alaska, she shows us that time and time again…
Isabella Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 1:44 PM
ICEBERG ALERT ICEBERG ALERT…DEAD AHEAD!!!!
Is this part of the SS Palin? Exxon gets the deal of the century from Alaska and the convicted felons get a free ride back to AK?
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My thought on this is…when they were convicted GINO was a small fry…if they have to have a new trial, will they throw her under the bus???
I’m thinking “you betcha” Now that she’s a Big Fish!!!
Could get interesting! 😀
ICEBERG ALERT ICEBERG ALERT…DEAD AHEAD!!!!
Is this part of the SS Palin? Exxon gets the deal of the century from Alaska and the convicted felons get a free ride back to AK?
Judge orders immediate release of Kott, Kohring
U.S. District Judge John Sedwick put more urgency this morning into the release from prison of two former state legislators, directing corrections officials to immediately set them free and U.S. marshals to give them plane tickets back to Alaska.
The new orders, filed in U.S. District Court, expand on orders Sedwick issued Wednesday to the U.S. Marshals Service that it arrange for the return to Alaska of former Reps. Pete Kott and Vic Kohring “as soon as reasonably possible.”
http://www.adn.com/news/politics/fbi/kohring/story/827603.html
Having some inside knowledge of the TransCanada side of things…to everyone thinking TransCanada doesn’t have the money, yeah right…they’re loaded. They needed a partnership with a US company to be able to get this off the ground for the US (Alaska) to have the confidence that they aren’t going to take everything and run, in the end demanindg unreasonable expectations. Of COURSE Exxon is the one…they unfortunately are the only one right now with the big bucks to do it in state. ConocoPhillips is laying people off (major problemos there), BP wouldn’t have touched this with a sharp stick (they want to do their own pipeline anyways hence their new company “Denali”). Don’t even get me started with Palin and her “plans”…what an idiot.
K.
By writing the rules in a way that excluded the oil companies from the process, Palin—although she gained the short-term approval-rating points that made her seem attractive to McCain last summer—all but assured that the “largest private-sector infrastructure project in North America” would never be anything more than her personal field of dreams.
http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2009/03/17/Governor-Palins-Big-Energy-Battles
dang forgot the link…..
http://www.reuters.com/article/usDollarRpt/idUSN1150958220090611
really, LOL……like no one is going to remember the long frickin battle to get cks? gee, they could do it for free to make it up to Alaska and all the world.
“Exxon Mobil’s involvement in the massive project would mark progress in its efforts to rehabilitate its reputation in the state, 20 years after the catastrophic Exxon Valdez oil spill fouled more than 1,200 miles (1,920 km) of Alaskan coastline.”
Isabella Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 12:50 PM
BTW, Palin, knows she did not grab the brass ring on this one. She is Twittering like her life depends on positive press for this one.
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well ya know, she probably didn’t want the “FEDS” to come in an’ grab HER pipeline!
Cali “So that’s all I know, also Dennis has changed the “blurb” and took iceberg off, but still says “SS palin” like a ship.
All we can do is watch & wait”
Have at it guys, nail her coffin.
Wonder with after all the money Meg, is spending of PAC to flood the Extratv & tabloid polls if there will be enough left to pay legions to distract from the SS Palin.
I still see comments……..
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/141725?mi_pluck_action=comment_submitted&commentSort=RecommendationsDescending&pageNum=1#Comments_Container
2 wasillawarrior Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Exxon ……we have been reduced to whores…it’s a sad commentary
Hey! Don’t include yourself. “They” have reduced themselves to whores.
The business world is full of them.
UK Lady “They always do that when the comments are against Palin, really unfair to the actual Alaskans who are trying to get their voices heard. I would be truly ticked off if I was from AK. I saw 60 or so comments before they swiped them, 80% furious with Palin”
Meg, must have had Van Phlegm, send another letter or something.
BTW, Palin, knows she did not grab the brass ring on this one. She is Twittering like her life depends on positive press for this one.
I went to Tweet Mark Begich, an ass kisser message but his account has not been active since November.
She’s got to be kidding.
After the Valdez spill and then the way Exxon litigated their way out of responsibility, she’s getting in bed with them again?
No shame, no class, no brains.
This should never be laid to rest or forgotten. It should be brought up, shouted from the hilltops every single time she runs for any public office. She should be dirtied with this decision repeatedly until she is unrecognizable.
Also about Dennis, if you get overwhelmed by GINO, look at his wonderful nature pics and his video/pic website for some amazing photos!
I like to go there to check the iceberg, but also to see what new beautiful pic he has put up 🙂
Isabella Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 12:36 PM
Cali, do you know what the iceberg is? Not asking for you to tell but is it really huge and why the wait for the announcement?
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I guess I can say this b/c Gryphen already did last week. Dennis’s iceberg is different from what Gryphen is working on and doesn’t involve babygate.
Something else. I don’t know, what, when, but Dennis (if you look at his site) is very, very much against corruption!!! Also Phil has something interesting posted at his site:
“The announcement today in the Texas media that Exxon-Mobil and Trans-Canada are working with Palin on a deal that might bulldoze Denali – BP/Conoco-Phillips’ plan – will dominate Alaska media for a good week or so, unless the volcano blows again, or the “Feds,” as Palin calls them, get back into doing what nobody else here seems to want to do – bust political crooks.”
http://progressivealaska.blogspot.com/2009/06/saradise-lost-book-2-chapter-60-shame.html
So that’s all I know, also Dennis has changed the “blurb” and took iceberg off, but still says “SS palin” like a ship.
All we can do is watch & wait 8)
so what did Scarah do, what did she give into? she had told the legs nearing the end of the session she was willing to be more flexible and look at restructuring the tax part of it? did she do something like that this late in the game just to save face? hell, if she was going to bend over she could have done this a LONG time ago.
Isabella
They always do that when the comments are against Palin, really unfair to the actual Alaskans who are trying to get their voices heard. I would be truly ticked off if I was from AK. I saw 60 or so comments before they swiped them, 80% furious with Palin.
To me it sounds like TransCanada is having money problems and doesn’t have the funds to pay Exxon for some preliminary work required in the contract and therefore Exxon is providing some funds and subcontract work in exchange for some ownership in the company.
Both companies are not making much of the deal because of SEC rules.
Obviously politicians are spinning it for political gain although it means nothing as far as actually getting a pipe line built.
ADN swiped all the comments again.
Cali, do you know what the iceberg is? Not asking for you to tell but is it really huge and why the wait for the announcement?
Rumor Central: Big story still heading towards the S.S. Palin
A deal-breaker is heading toward the Palins. Can it be stopped? I don’t think so. Will it topple the house of cards, all signs say yes. Stay tuned…
Oh, thanks, crystalwolf! I shall go there now!
alaskareport.com?
Izzy here:
http://www.alaskareport.com/
crystalwolf…..link please for Zaki
Professor Geezer Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Folks, I think this is the iceberg….what Dennis Zaki is reporting?
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NO! Dennis still has the iceberg story there! It is There Still!
What is the Zak, link?
More:
How many billions have they had to pay out lately to Alaskans and the fact they didn’t do any exploration on a piece of land they have leased for years?
Exxon is P.O.ed, AGIA was going full steam (not realizing they are helping out the probelm) on the LNG pipeline to you all in the lower 48. And Alaskans are going to get the shaft.
nice.
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have you heard anything about a “split off” or what we call a spurr line lately?
Nope.. and they (as in the oil producers) aren’t going to try either.
I am so mad right now I am tearing up.
You guys just don’t understand. Alaska is getting raped on our resources.
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hmmm, I actually feel sorry for upinak. Now they are telling her to be quiet,not to “stomp on their excitement”
She is trying to tell them, of course they don’t get it. I guess another Alaskan realizing how GINO has screwed them!
will someone stop the Scarah merry-scary-go-round, I’m dizzy and I need to throw up.
From the ADN politics blog (linked above)
“Exxon isn’t talking, other than to say that some of the details provided by state legislators about the deal aren’t totally accurate.”
….Right, so… that means we can probably trust
“Rep. Mike Hawker (R) is quoted in the ADN politics blog (linked above) as saying the whole announcement at noon today will be an “overblown media circus” and that Exxon will basically be hired as a subcontractor.”
Professor Geezer
I think you may be right. It doesn’t seem to be going over well with the Alaskans who are commenting on ADN. There are a few for it, but the most recommended commenters are furious.
Folks, I think this is the iceberg….what Dennis Zaki is reporting?
Mark makes me sick with this ass-kissing.
Say NO to Palin in Politics w”Why is Begich kissing her A$$? to look like a good soldier? because Ted Stevens criticized him for dropping the ball on ANWR?”
I was wondering if this is how he is. I never paid much attention to him before. Palin, calls for his senate seat, he returns the slam by stroking her ego. He might want to rethink his next words very carefully.
I guess it’s time to start on a Scarah shame pole.
http://progressivealaska.blogspot.com/2008/02/mike-webers-shame-pole-headed-to.html
“The “shame pole” idea is an Alaska and British Columbia coastal Native tradition. These poles are erected to publicly shame somebody or some group for not repaying a debt.”
Well, well, well, one of the Alaskan peelanders says:
Exxon is trying to screw over Alaska.
Due to Point Thomson and the Valdez oil spill.
I don’t care if anyone believes me or not…
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Hmmmmm????
Dennis Zaki has this posted:
AGIA is Dead!
Sarah Palin’s failed AGIA plan is dead. TransCanada is “negotiating” with Exxon. Story here. Do we get our $500 million back, or was this the original plan for Palin to get into bed with Exxon?
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why is Begich kissing her A$$? to look like a good soldier? because Ted Stevens criticized him for dropping the ball on ANWR?
This will not be an Alaska windfall. In the short term or long haul. I am seeing no gloating anyone made a demand a certain percentage of workforce must be AK residents. What will happen, like when B.P. brings people in, is the cost of living will go sky high, especially in metro area.
When we were at Marriott, B.P. new hires would stay as they were relocating. These individuals were outbidding each other on houses up to half a million dollars. Once the welders, engineers, service people come and raise the costs, they will leave after their part is done.
Too bad Palin, muddied up her week with cries of rape or she would be able to sit pretty on this screw you to Alaska for a month.
Gee…..wasn’t it not that long ago that the Queen told EXXON that she hoped the door didn’t not hit them in the ^%$ on their way out? Or something along those lines. She was hell bent to make something…anything happen during her reign. Legislators were saying secretly two weeks ago to watch for a bogus announcement coming out. I guess this would be it. So….let’s figure this deal out.
I wish that Andrew Halcro was still blogging, I would love to hear what he has to say about this.
Sarah went to bed with Exxon. Yes, this is her child, again.
Begich also seemed to make peace with Palin, after complaining recently that he had seen little progress on the project — and had been asked by the White House about its status.
“ExxonMobil has always been considered the ‘big gorilla’ necessary for this project to succeed, so their willingness to get involved and make a substantial financial investment is warmly welcomed,” Begich said. “Congratulations to the Palin administration for their persistence in helping get Exxon and TransCanada together in this partnership.”
He added that it will be up to the state legislature to
“take the gas line project to the next steps. I believe any Alaska gas line project must provide gas to Alaskans and other benefits, such as jobs and a fair share of revenues, to our citizens.”
Bent over by Exxon. Slapped in the face by Scarah.
I’m glad the ADN quoted Mike Hawker. I hope they continue to let him weigh in on this issue as a “reality check.” Now that Andrew Halcro has capped his pen, Alaska really needs someone to keep it real.
Ripley in CT “Shame (again) on GINO. Exxon has no business being involved making more money off the backs and land of Alaskans.”
They just made back their civil payouts. Exxon, not only did NOT get punished for the Valdez Spill…they are making a profit.
Shame (again) on GINO. Exxon has no business being involved making more money off the backs and land of Alaskans.
Not for threats but seriously, Palin, has ventured into hostile territory. With the puny checks Exxon recently distributed, coupled with her blatant disregard for Alaska future & desperate Alaskans seeing no way out for the next two years.
So, how many zillions of years will this pipeline take until it actually passes any gas? Or will the US, by then, be powered by sun and wind? All that pipeline to power our lawnmowers?
InJuneau, I couldn’t agree with you more. I’ve been saying “kick them out” for 20 years.
She is taking FULL credit and then some. Check out her tweets including links to the press conference where SHE announced the AGIA deal, her 1st month in Office.
But where is Palin, other than on Twitter? Her Washington D.C. staff said goodbye to her on Tuesday, after her trip here, and she was en route to Texas to meet with oil executives. It’s not clear where she is today, and it doesn’t look like she’ll be part of the announcement in Alaska this afternoon.
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/141725?mi_pluck_action=comment_submitted#Comments_Container
We have not purchased Exxon/Mobile since. NEVER. Thanks for that video – it reminds me why.
And the Gov. couldn’t name a Supreme Ct. case other than Roe v. Wade…….
If anyone still had any doubts about her feelings for AK, I think you just got your answer.
As the lady in the hamburger ads used to say, “Where’s the beef?”
Saw this last night in the link from Shannyn’s post; URG! Why can’t be just ban them from doing business in this state?!?!?!?!?
Exxon ……we have been reduced to whores…it’s a sad commentary
You know Gino will take most of the credit .