The WSJ has an interesting article on the potential for exporting natural gas to Asia from Alaska: "After the Fukushima disaster, Japan shut down its nuclear power plants, eliminating overnight 30% of its capacity to produce electricity. To fill that gap, Japan imported some 80 million tons of liquefied natural gas this past year at a cost of $66 billion. Meanwhile, Alaska is poised for an explosion in natural gas production. This should mean a good trade for both countries, but U.S. politics—no surprises here—is getting in the way."
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