The oil economy is nearly dead. Too many fields in North Dakota, Texas and expansion of other shale development will slowly or not so slowly diminish Alaskan oil patch, and the golden goose.  Politicians thought the $100.00 + price would never stop so they figured budgets and spending  on that price when $50.00 average would have sustained the economy, savings could have been enhanced, but no spend and spend and spend and never consider how we survived when it dropped to $9.00 a barrel.

So just what other offerings are there for diversification? None. Fishing  has diminished, as has timber due to tree huggers, as has mining by other granola eaters. Solutions? None are being offered because there are no other options.