‘Don’t worry. We won’t cut you down beyond an acceptable level.’

The discovery of millions of barrels of oil on the North Slope of Alaska in 1968 triggered a national debate over the benefits of building the 800-mile long Trans-Alaska pipeline. On January 13, 1971, the U.S. Interior Department acknowledged the irreversible damage the pipeline would do to the envi...

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Main Authors: Sanders, Bill, Department of Library Special Collections
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: TopSCHOLAR® 1971
Subjects:
Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Energy Policy
Environment
Environmental Policy
north slope
Alaska
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cartoon_gallery/9
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spelling ftwesternkent:oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:cartoon_gallery-1033 2023-05-15T17:40:12+02:00 ‘Don’t worry. We won’t cut you down beyond an acceptable level.’ Sanders, Bill Department of Library Special Collections 1971-01-15T08:00:00Z image/jpg https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cartoon_gallery/9 https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/context/cartoon_gallery/article/1033/type/native/viewcontent unknown TopSCHOLAR® https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cartoon_gallery/9 https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/context/cartoon_gallery/article/1033/type/native/viewcontent Editorial Cartoon Gallery Trans-Alaska Pipeline Energy Policy Environment Environmental Policy text 1971 ftwesternkent 2022-12-11T11:45:15Z The discovery of millions of barrels of oil on the North Slope of Alaska in 1968 triggered a national debate over the benefits of building the 800-mile long Trans-Alaska pipeline. On January 13, 1971, the U.S. Interior Department acknowledged the irreversible damage the pipeline would do to the environment but noted that this oil was “essential to the strength, growth and security of the United States” and that environmental regulations and oversight would “reduce foreseeable environmental costs to acceptable levels.” Final approval of the pipeline took nearly three more years with President Nixon signing the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline Bill into law on November 16, 1973. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cartoon_gallery/1033/thumbnail.jpg Text north slope Alaska Western Kentucky University (WKU): TopScholar
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Energy Policy
Environment
Environmental Policy
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Energy Policy
Environment
Environmental Policy
Sanders, Bill
Department of Library Special Collections
‘Don’t worry. We won’t cut you down beyond an acceptable level.’
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Energy Policy
Environment
Environmental Policy
description The discovery of millions of barrels of oil on the North Slope of Alaska in 1968 triggered a national debate over the benefits of building the 800-mile long Trans-Alaska pipeline. On January 13, 1971, the U.S. Interior Department acknowledged the irreversible damage the pipeline would do to the environment but noted that this oil was “essential to the strength, growth and security of the United States” and that environmental regulations and oversight would “reduce foreseeable environmental costs to acceptable levels.” Final approval of the pipeline took nearly three more years with President Nixon signing the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline Bill into law on November 16, 1973. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cartoon_gallery/1033/thumbnail.jpg
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Department of Library Special Collections
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