McKibben Jackinsky presents Too Close to Home?
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Too Close to Home? Living with 'drill, baby' on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula includes accounts from both Alaska residents who have sold, leased or rented their property to oil industry companies and from businesses that are dependent on a fossil fuel economy. Author McKibben Jackinsky is a life-long Alaskan and award-winning journalist who has worked in and written about Alaska’s oil and gas industry from numerous perspectives. Everyone is encourage tolearn about critical developments facing Alaska communities.
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