Modern Marvels. The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
Description
In 1973, a desperate America, starved by an OPEC embargo, began construction on an 800-mile lifeline for its insatiable oil hunger. This episode examines this technological triumph, built over impenetrable mountains and tundra where temperatures drop to 75 below zero. Also studied is the impact on a fragile ecological system.
Runtime
45 min
Subjects
- Power resources (209)
- Natural resources (402)
- Energy conservation (87)
- Production engineering (3)
- Pipelines (4)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2010], c1997
Database
Films on Demand