For the love of God, people...what can Tillerson do to push the Gasline as Secretary of State that he couldn't do as CEO of Exxon? Mead is a fine fellow for whom I have immense respect.I think he should have been appointed as Interior Secretary. But Alaska's leadership have been terrible advocates for Alaska's interests. 

We partner with multinational corporations who corporate vision is radically different from our own. We give money out of our treasury to these corporations that should be used to advance Alaska's interests but, without accountability,may be advancing those corporate interests abroad. We advocate for competition from federal lands that will reduce exploration and development on state lands and we support pipeline projects in the lower 48 that increase supply and reduce price of Alaska's oil. 

Until there is an Alaska First Policy that drives our development, we are little more than the colonial chattel of Big Oil!