Alaska's Diesel Comes from South Korea. The Strait of Hormuz Just Broke the Supply Chain.

Inside the hidden supply chain that ties rural Alaska's heat to a Persian Gulf chokepoint — and what years on the rivers, the villages, and inside the government taught me about why we are not ready.

The thing you understand the first time you stand outside in the Interior at thirty below is that the heat inside the house is not a comfort. It is the entire infrastructure of staying alive. The Toyostove in the corner, the fuel line running to the tank outside, the diesel in the tank, the barge that brought the diesel in August or the bush plane that …