Synopsis

In 1973, as an America reeling from an OPEC embargo struggled to secure vital fuel supplies, work began on an 800-mile pipeline intended to satisfy the nation’s relentless demand for oil. This remarkable feat of engineering, forged across formidable mountains and frozen tundra where temperatures plummet to seventy-five degrees below zero, will be explored in detail. We will also consider its effect on a delicate and vulnerable ecosystem.