since the first discovery of oil, prudhoe bay has been the scene of an ongoing adventure. alaska became a company town. around the time that oil came in is when don young was elected. thank you. and then frank murkowski was elected in 1980 during the reagan revolution. there are strange things done 'neath the mnight sun by the men who moil for gold. together, they fought these land battles, which were part of the new oil perspective. because of money coming from oil development, the come tax w repealed in alaska and the state sends you money in t mail. so that was the successful strategy by the development crowd. because today alaska is hungry for oil money like a heroin addict needs a hit. all the great stuff you've gotten from prudhoe bay, this 40 years of gravy train, we're gonna get you another one. the arctic national wildlife refuge is sacred lands to the gwich'in. known to my people as... the sacred place where life begin and makes me proud to know that this is one of our last untouched ecosystems in the world. over the years, 19 million acres has been set aside, wh