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NOVA: Alaska: The Closing Frontier

Nova (1978)

Documentary | United States

Director: Kirk Wolfinger, Sarah Holt

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SEASON: 5

EPISODE: 21 - Alaska: The Closing Frontier

SYNOPSIS

Congress is currently considering a proposal that would double the size of America's national park system by designating a sizeable chunk of Alaska as off-limits to developers. NOVA explores the public debates on Alaska, such as the construction of the oil pipeline—a proposal that has sparked a bitter controversy between conservationists and developers.

Actors

Voice: Eriq La Salle, Kay Tong Lim, Yu Beng Lim, Timothy Nga, Gerald Chew, Dan Ziskie, Craig S. Wollman, Patrice Donnell

Writer: Julia Cort, Joseph McMaster

Narrator: Will Lyman, Neil Ross

RUNTIME: 55 min

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