McClatchy: Barack Obama yesterday called Alaska’s proposed natural gas pipeline “promising” as a national energy resource, and pledged to discuss it with Canadian leaders during his 19 February trip to Ottawa. “It’s a project of great potential and something I’m very interested in,” Obama said during an interview in the White House with members of the media from Alaska. “As I mentioned during the campaign, I actually think that for us to move forward on the natural gas pipeline as part of …