10/10/2012
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"I am a big proponent of making sure at some point we have some access--maybe a deepwater port in the Arctic region."
"We've seen a fourfold increase of traffic going through the Bering Strait, and the potential for disaster, pollution disaster, is really, I think, more likely from ships colliding or a ship running ag..."
"While drilling poses some challenges, really, my biggest concern right now is the increase of traffic through the Bering Strait."
"But put that aside for a second. The other issue for some of our remote areas in Alaska is the two trips that you would have to get to get a TWIC card to work on, say, Kodiak, for example."