A Voice From the Next Offshore Oil Frontier

Sunday, September 5, 2010 - 07:07 in Earth & Climate

The energy industry centered in Prudhoe Bay is the economic engine of the North Slope, helping preserve the Inupiat culture, but it also presents a potential threat to that culture. Mayor Edward Itta of the North Slope Borough e-mailed answers to our questions about these conflicts.

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