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http://www.triplepundit.com [Triple Pundit - An 'integrated bottom-line' approach to looking at business] One of the key projects that the Treasure America Team worked on this summer is an analysis of the potential for a successful tourism-based economy in Northern Alaska, specifically the town of Kaktovik. The report (available here) suggests that there is indeed enough potential for high-value tourism to give Kaktovik a significantly higher degree of economic independance than the alternative model - continued welfare-like dependance on oil extraction proceeds.

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http://www.natcapsolutions.org [Natcapsolutions.org] Natural Capitalism Solutions E-Newsletter: Summer 2005: At the same time, on a remote island in the Arctic, less oil industry development will challenge the small Inupiat village of Kaktovik, Alaska, to find new ways to create employment that do not depend on the oil industry funds. Kaktovik is the closest inhabited community to the threatened lands of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and it is where the Treasure America Project (TAP) chose to launch its initial effort to reduce America’s addiction to oil.

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