Alaska: The Closing Frontier

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Alaska: The Closing Frontier

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PBS | Air Date: June 28, 1978
Summary: NOVA heads to Alaska in this episode to cover the debate on closing of the frontier to developers and adding state land to America's national park system. Businessmen want to construct an oil pipeline and mine for minerals along the state's coastline. Producers cover the debate between liberals and conservatives on whether Alaskan landNOVA heads to Alaska in this episode to cover the debate on closing of the frontier to developers and adding state land to America's national park system. Businessmen want to construct an oil pipeline and mine for minerals along the state's coastline. Producers cover the debate between liberals and conservatives on whether Alaskan land should be preserved. Expand
Genre(s): News, Documentary, Science
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