Venezuelan free fuel to aid some villages(Alaska)

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Anchorage Daily News

With heating oil prices approaching $10 a gallon in rural Alaska and reports of neighbors stealing fuel from neighbors to warm their homes, a Venezuela-owned oil company plans to deliver free fuel to villages again this winter.That's what a Citgo executive who oversees the company's free-heating oil program told the Alaska Inter-Tribal Council earlier this month, said council director Steve Osborne.

Citgo has provided roughly 15,000 Alaska village households 100 gallons of heating oil each for the past two winters.

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High fuel prices this year filled Alaska's coffers even as residents struggled to pay their bills. In response, the state gave all Alaskans a $1,200 "resource rebate" at the urging of Gov. Sarah Palin.

Palin's team is now working on the state budget and new state energy plan. She's also fresh off her vice presidential bid, where Sen. John McCain presented her as a leading expert on energy policy.

Palin's office did not respond to questions Wednesday about the governor's stance on the Citgo program, and whether she would call for another round of state-funded energy relief next year.

Anchorage Rep. Bob Lynn, a Republican, said he doubts the state would cut checks again because oil prices are dropping and the payment was meant to be a one-time measure.



Read more: http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/604080.html

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BTW, Obama's team has invited the Alaska Inter-Tribal Council and other tribal leaders from around the country to meet with them Dec 8th.

Be interested in hearing from our Alaska DU'ers on this one.

[bahrbearian]

1. Alaskan Villages, go palling around with socialist, terrorist, community activist.

[POAS]

2. Not to worry, Sarah is in charge of the Turkeys this year!

[RandomThoughts]

4. You might have that backwards,

but not sure of your interpretation.

[POAS]

5. Referencing her turkey

pardoning response about what she was having for Thanksgiving dinner!

I guess not very funny given I needed to explain myself!

[RandomThoughts]

6. My comment was subtle too.

I of coarse have no way of knowing, since I am not connected to repubs, or Alaska, or Palin in anyway. Well I am not really connected to any organization when you think about it.

( Edit: However I think all people are connected. crazy stuff :) )

but anyway,

On topic, I don't know if Palin has anything to do with this. Although she might.

Alaska Inter-Tribal Council is where the story is reported from. And they support Tribal government in Alaska.

They are against development of ANWR and expanding drilling in the Arctic Refuge, which is the opposite of the Republican position.
http://aitc.org/node/23

I believe Chavez also gave oil to the NE a few years back also.

[safeinOhio]

3. What no conditions?

Next thing ya know they'll get rice from North Korea.