

Isn't Chavez one of them there Socialists the Governor of Alaska was railing about recently, also? And if she's such a great Governor, an energy expert even, why is this necessary? Someone needs to get on the phone machine thing, you betcha, and clear this up.



VENEZUELAN OIL: Controversial but free program in 3rd year .

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 supply 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. If the company donates the same amount this year, some families will save as much as $1,000 on their fuel bills. It's part of a program providing assistance to low-income communities in 23 states.