The trans-Alaska pipeline was the largest privately-funded construction project in the world, built across the biggest U.S. state and faced with unprecedented natural obstacles.
Eric Keto, Alaska’s Energy Desk
Video: Fairbanks pipeline boom
The building of the trans-Alaska pipeline drew thousands of young workers from around the country to Alaska.
Audiogram: Fast times and fat wallets
The trans-Alaska pipeline was the largest privately-funded construction project in the world, built across the biggest U.S. state and faced with unprecedented natural obstacles.
Audiogram: What environmentalists won by losing the pipeline battle
National environmental groups fought hard to stop the pipeline. Ultimately they failed.
What environmentalists won by losing the pipeline battle | MIDNIGHT OIL: Episode 03
National environmental groups fought hard to stop the pipeline. Ultimately they failed.
Video: Driving the haul road
Every day of the year, no matter the conditions, commercial truck drivers make the trip from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay.
“Take Our Land, Take Our Life” | MIDNIGHT OIL: Episode 02
When Alaska became a state, the federal government agreed to hand over more than 100 million acres. There was just one problem. Alaska Native people already claimed that land.
Audiogram: “Take Our Land, Take Our Life”
The Trans Alaska Pipeline would cut through land where Alaska Native people had lived for millennia. And they were formally claiming that land as their own.
Video: Life as a postal worker in Deadhorse, Alaska
Deadhorse isn’t your average Alaskan town. The community at the start of the pipeline exists solely as a service hub for North Slope oil workers.
Video: Life as a postal worker in Deadhorse, Alaska
Deadhorse isn’t your average Alaskan town. The community at the start of the pipeline exists solely as a service hub for North Slope oil workers.