To the various critics: A) As someone noted, this is a small town. B) It has a high unemployment rate and it is very remote, so there is both lack of capital an

To the various critics: A) As someone noted, this is a small town. B) It has a high unemployment rate and it is very remote, so there is both lack of capital and high up front costs. C) It is a tribal culture whose traditional diet is hunter-gatherer based local foods. D) It is so expensive to import produce that this project is already competitive with existing produce prices. The value lies in the fact that it is fresher. They hope to get costs down, this is why they are talking about wind power. I will add that the article only briefly touches on the lack of roads in Alaska. Alaska has something like six times as many pilots per capita as any other state. Due to the extreme weather during the winter, flying is a common form of travel. This adds to the logistical challenges -- and expense -- involved in trying to import new technologies of this scale.