Kay Cashman and Kristen Nelson are uniquely qualified to tell the story of Sarah Palin and her dealings with the oil and gas industry in Alaska. With years of experience providing journalistically balanced and fair coverage of industry in Alaska, Cashman and Nelson have a rare grasp of the nuances of oil and gas issues across the state.
Cashman is the publisher and executive editor of Petroleum News�an independent news-driven weekly. Cashman is also a novelist and a people person. She knows the people in Palin's story, and people know Cashman as a journalist who can be trusted with sensitive information, on and off the record.
Nelson, editor-in-chief of Petroleum News, has maintained a long-time eye on Alaska government and its interactions with the state's most lucrative industry.
Cashman and Nelson are the ideal team to deliver a three-dimensional portrait of Palin, the people around her, and the unusual circumstances that have bracketed Palin's leadership.
The authors bring a perspective rarely available to general news reporters. As a result, Sarah takes on Big Oil is a good read, full of lively personalities and verifiable facts�facts which back up the compelling story of Alaska's first female governor.
