The Cost of Oil: Voices from the Arctic (Trailer)

This film is an outline of the effects of offshore oil production in the Arctic Ocean just off the coast of northern Alaska. The native people have lived off the land for over 2000 years using the resources provided by the ocean. The plan for offshore oil development in this region has posed a huge threat to these people's way of life. Not only will oil drilling have an impact on their subsistence lifestyle, but their cultural heritage may also be at risk.

The film is a compilation of interviews with the native peoples living on the North Slope of Alaska and expert geophysicists, biologists, oil production specialists, environmentalists, linguists and ethnologists. These interviews have been added to footage taken from the arctic tundra of Alaska resulting in a powerful piece that shows some of the imminent danger that the world may face in drilling for oil in the dangerous Arctic Ocean.

Stone Soup Productions © 2008

Category:

Education

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• oil
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• arctic
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• documentary
• film
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• native
• dangerous
• drilling
• environment

[whatitisnative]

I hope the oil rig freezes!!!!  Im glad its too cold there, for outside work!! Go Destroy your own back, Shell co. leave Native lands and the resources alone!!

[coultermitchell]

Ha ha thats a funny response.

This movie is not about stopping oil production its about stopping irresponsible industries.

[hxc4328]

This video should be the response to Sarah Palin "Drill Drill Baby Drill"

After watching this video, it makes me realize how irresponsible was Sarah Palin during the Republican convention. Especially from some who is supposed to know the need of "her" people. I believ that she ignores it