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Anchorage, Alaska (AP)
Heating oil and gas prices in rural Alaska remain more than 30 percent higher than they were five years ago, according to the state Division of Community and Regional Affairs.
With villages facing problems providing basic services, the Alaska Federation of Natives leaders told state lawmakers Thursday the federation supports an energy bill that would create a state Energy Department, remove restrictions on nuclear power, fund emerging energy projects and require energy efficiency standards in public construction projects.
Heating oil and gas prices in rural Alaska remain more than 30 percent higher than they were five years ago, according to the state Division of Community and Regional Affairs.
With villages facing problems providing basic services, the Alaska Federation of Natives leaders told state lawmakers Thursday the federation supports an energy bill that would create a state Energy Department, remove restrictions on nuclear power, fund emerging energy projects and require energy efficiency standards in public construction projects.
