November 12, 2012

Will Alaskan Ice Be the New Energy Hot Spot?

Dan Joling, Associated Press


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A half mile below the ground at Prudhoe Bay, above the vast oil field that helped trigger construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline, a drill rig has tapped what might one day be the next big energy source. . .

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