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Last Updated on Monday, 24 August 2009 11:14 Written by rslcpol Monday, 24 August 2009 11:14
From Anchorage Daily News:
He will be Parnell’s senior policy advisor on Alaska energy, a newly created job.
The Republican from North Pole said Parnell approached him after the special session earlier this month and said he wanted help with in-state energy initiatives. Therriault said that includes the proposed “bullet line” to run natural gas from the North Slope to Southcentral, electrical intertie issues, and alternatives for rural village energy.
“(Parnell) just felt that he needed somebody to help him just take the huge amount of information that is coming back from all those initiatives and determine where the state should place its emphasis to get some success,” Therriault said.