Season 3: The Refuge

This season focuses on the controversies surrounding oil and gas development in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). 

 
 

Subject Areas

history, biology, environmental science, political science


Editor’s Note

This season was released in 2019. It was fact-checked and accurate at the time of publication. While we aim for the themes of our seasons to be evergreen, the details of the issues covered are always changing and evolving. 

 
Featured
Episode 1: Sibling Rivalry
oil drilling, wildlife refuge, conservation, Alaska
Episode 1: Sibling Rivalry
oil drilling, wildlife refuge, conservation, Alaska
oil drilling, wildlife refuge, conservation, Alaska
Episode 2: To Secure the Blessings of Liberty
oil drilling, wildlife refuge, conservation, Alaska, Inupiaq, Alaska Native corporations
Episode 2: To Secure the Blessings of Liberty
oil drilling, wildlife refuge, conservation, Alaska, Inupiaq, Alaska Native corporations
oil drilling, wildlife refuge, conservation, Alaska, Inupiaq, Alaska Native corporations
Episode 3: Listen to the People, Pt. 1
Inupiat, oil development, climate change, atauchikun, polar bears
Episode 3: Listen to the People, Pt. 1
Inupiat, oil development, climate change, atauchikun, polar bears
Inupiat, oil development, climate change, atauchikun, polar bears
Episode 3: Listen to the People, Pt. 2
Inupiat, oil development, climate change, polar bears, Alaska Native corporations, seismic testing
Episode 3: Listen to the People, Pt. 2
Inupiat, oil development, climate change, polar bears, Alaska Native corporations, seismic testing
Inupiat, oil development, climate change, polar bears, Alaska Native corporations, seismic testing
Episode 4: Do It In A Good Way, Pt. 1
Gwich'in, caribou, oil development, Bureau of Indian Affairs, native activism, Porcupine herd
Episode 4: Do It In A Good Way, Pt. 1
Gwich'in, caribou, oil development, Bureau of Indian Affairs, native activism, Porcupine herd
Gwich'in, caribou, oil development, Bureau of Indian Affairs, native activism, Porcupine herd
Episode 4: Do It In A Good Way, Pt. 2
Gwich'in, caribou, reindeer, oil drilling, native land claims, traditional v Western diets
Episode 4: Do It In A Good Way, Pt. 2
Gwich'in, caribou, reindeer, oil drilling, native land claims, traditional v Western diets
Gwich'in, caribou, reindeer, oil drilling, native land claims, traditional v Western diets
Episode 5: Path Dependence
oil, climate change, fossil fuel development, renewable energy, energy transition
Episode 5: Path Dependence
oil, climate change, fossil fuel development, renewable energy, energy transition
oil, climate change, fossil fuel development, renewable energy, energy transition
Additional Resources and Glossary
glossary, readings
Additional Resources and Glossary
glossary, readings
glossary, readings