Bibliograph

The Alaska pipeline, written, produced, and directed by Mark Davis ; a MDTV Productions film for American experience ; WGBH Boston

Type

Label

The Alaska pipeline, written, produced, and directed by Mark Davis ; a MDTV Productions film for American experience ; WGBH Boston

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

The Alaska pipeline

Oclc number

67558879

Responsibility statement

written, produced, and directed by Mark Davis ; a MDTV Productions film for American experience ; WGBH Boston

Runtime

Summary

Explores the impact of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline on culture and society in Alaska, as well as on the environment and Alaskan wilderness. Features commentary by the men and women who worked on the line, as well as long-time Alaska residents, members of the Native Alaskan community, environmentalists, government geologists, and local and national politicians. Examines the conflict between the desire to bring Alaskan oil to market and increase the energy supply versus the desire to protect the land and wildlife. Discusses the engineering feat of building an 800-mile pipeline that traverses three mountain ranges and thirty-four rivers, and that has to withstand earthquakes and subzero temperatures

Table Of Contents

Opposition to the pipeline -- Permafrost and politics -- Construction starts -- The workers and the pipeline camps -- Setbacks and dangers -- The race to finish -- The transformation of Alaska

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification