Ep. 3: How environmentalists won by losing the pipeline battle
Environmental groups fought hard to stop the trans-Alaska pipeline. Ultimately they lost. But along the way they turned an obscure bit of federal code into required environmental scrutiny for every ma...
4 Jul 201717min
Ep. 2: Take Our Land, Take Our Life
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. Then Alaska struck oil, ...
27 Jun 201724min
Ep. 1: Alaska, the oil state that almost wasn't
Oil started flowing down the trans-Alaska pipeline forty years ago, transforming Alaska into a wealthy oil state. But if it weren’t for a few determined individuals, the giant oil field that started i...
20 Jun 201718min
Coming Soon
On June 20, Alaska's Energy Desk launches Midnight Oil, a new podcast about the 800-mile pipeline that shaped Alaska as we know it. Eight episodes in all, releasing every Tuesday through August 8th.
8 Jun 201731s
