Although Alaskan politicians are quick to tout the infrastructure boom’s economic benefits, the reality is more mixed. “The investment is going to where it always has gone in the Arctic’s economic history, which is to extractive sites,”
Residents are worried their home and native american lands will be exploited for resource extraction.
Residents are worried their home and native american lands will be exploited for resource extraction.
Extraction that enriches others while leaving the local population the burden of cleaning up the mess left behind.
Just like has happened hundreds of times before all over the world (including in their area).