ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaskan villages have begun receiving a much-criticized donation of heating fuel from the Venezuelan government-owned oil company Citgo.
More than 11,000 homes are eligible as part of Citgo’s pledge to donate 1 million gallons of heating fuel to poor Americans.
Citgo’s gift drew criticism because of Venezuela President Hugo Chavez’s combative attitude toward U.S. policy.
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