Murkowski field hearing highlights rural Alaska’s unique energy issues, solutions

When Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski chose Bethel for a field hearing of the Senate Energy Committee – which she chairs – she had a very specific point to make.
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Murkowski brought five senators – and U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz – to Bethel on Monday. And she made sure they drove down the frozen Kuskokwim River to the nearby village of Oscarville, where she pointed out that the only building with running water and a flush toilet is the s