Kids Challenge Alaska’s Climate Paradox: Relying on Oil Production as Global Warming Wreaks Havoc

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By Sabrina ShankmanMay 4, 2018, 1:23 pm137 pts
The dangers of climate change are immediate and extreme here, yet most of Alaska's revenue comes from the expanding oil and gas industry. By Sabrina Shankman When Tasha Elizarde was a young girl, she would climb up a mountain a few miles outside her home in Juneau, Alaska, to a scenic overlook, where she could…

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