text: First off, people should read up on fracking. Many people are parroting what non-science based outlets are saying.
  
  https://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/induced/myths.php 
  
  Without the oil industry, this born and raised 3rd generation (Native) Alaskan would have moved long ago. The oil crash has hurt the company I work for just like it hurt the state. A lot of people working in that sector lost their jobs. I'm not against clean energy but these companies will not operate in areas of high financial risk, if Alaskans want to chase them out then that's fine, but in the long run it's going to result in a lot of us leaving. The energy sector provides a lot of healthy employment in other fields (administrative, financial, IT, etc)  It's already very expensive to live here, I could buy a house lower 48 for 1/2 the price of an anchorage condo. Not saying there isn't a middle ground on this particular issue. (Maybe tax out of state employees more?) - Just food for thought on this.