How These Oil Workers Claimed Their Power

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Bryan Goode and his coworkers perform demanding, hazardous jobs producing oil in one of the most unforgiving places on earth.

They work on Alaska’s North Slope, above the Arctic Circle, logging 12- to 18-hour shifts, often in whiteout conditions, with wind chills plunging to 100 degrees below zero—all the while keeping a sharp lookout for the bears prowling the bleak and barren landscape.

These are tough people. So they weren’t going to just...