The Alaskan Oil Pipeline

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Engineering Disasters: Disc 4
The Alaskan Oil Pipeline

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A&E | History | The History Channel | Air Date: November 4, 1997
Starring: Earl Boen
Summary: In 1973, a desperate America, starved by an OPEC embargo, began construction on an 800-mile lifeline for its insatiable oil hunger. We'll examine this technological triumph, built over impenetrable mountains and tundra, where temperatures drop to 75 below zero. We also study its impact on a fragile ecological system.
Genre(s): News, Documentary, Science, Tech & Gaming
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