Nat gas to heat homes will not skyrocket if there is ample supply to southcentral. A line from the slope helps dwindling supplies from the Cook Inlet basin. Gas supply is certainly one of the factors for the current price rise in SC. Gas to Agrium may have only small benefit in the big city but here it is jobs, economy, local tax base and philanthropy to local organizations. It adds value to a resource before shipping it out of the state, rather than turning it into only CO2 and water.
Also I've heard the gas is needed/wanted for oil extraction of the Alberta tar sands. I'm not familiar with that process so don't know with certainty.
I like Canada and Canadiens, but have no more interest in them controlling our energy supplies (pipeline through Canada) than I do the Q-tips.
Are you suggesting saving the gas for electric generation and heating fuel?
