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The cost of oil : voices from the Arctic /

The pressure to drill for oil in the Arctic has intensified with the increasing prices of crude oil. But the potential for lower oil prices is at what cost? In this feature-length documentary the Alaskan Inupiat show how oil drilling in their nearby seas will forever alter their subsistence-living l...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dukes, Joshua C. (Producer), Dukes, Rebecca (Producer), Mitchell, Coulter (Director), Robinson, Jill (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Mill Valley, CA : Green Planet Films, 2009.
Series:Environmental studies in video
Subjects:
Eskimos > Alaska > Point Hope.
Oil industries > Environmental aspects > Alaska.
Petroleum > Prospecting > Environmental aspects > Alaska.
Subsistence economy > Alaska > Point Hope.
Beaufort Sea.
Chukchi Sea.
Point Hope (Alaska)
Inuits > Alaska > Point Hope.
Industries huilières > Aspect de l'environnement > Alaska.
Pétrole > Prospection > Aspect de l'environnement > Alaska.
Économie de subsistance > Alaska > Point Hope.
Beaufort, Mer de.
Tchouktches, Mer des.
Eskimos.
Oil industries > Environmental aspects.
Petroleum > Prospecting > Environmental aspects.
Subsistence economy.
Alaska.
Alaska > Point Hope.
Arctic Ocean > Beaufort Sea.
Arctic Ocean > Chukchi Sea.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:The pressure to drill for oil in the Arctic has intensified with the increasing prices of crude oil. But the potential for lower oil prices is at what cost? In this feature-length documentary the Alaskan Inupiat show how oil drilling in their nearby seas will forever alter their subsistence-living lifestyle and multiply the struggles of preserving their rich cultural history. Members of the oil industry and expert scientists also highlight the predicted effects of oil drilling on the delicate Arctic ecosystem, and in turn, the effects on a society dependent on that ecosystem.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 28, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (42 min.).
Playing Time:00:41:29