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Energy - Critical Choices Ahead

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keywords: 1970s energy crisis, gas shortage, opec, gas line, energy conservation, 55mph speed limit, oil drilling, smog, air pollution, traffic jam, highway congestion

Synopsis: Documenting the energy crisis of the 1970's with the gas shortage, America's dependence on foreign oil, changing speed limit to 55mph and dire consequences for the future if conservation measures are not implemented...(read more)

  • Date: 1974
  • Duration: 00:26:01
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Color
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States, Middle East

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Energy - Critical Choices Ahead

Scenes depicting oil (gasoline) shortage in U.S. and America's dependence on foreign countries for our crude oil supply. Street scenes, women in short shorts and mini skirts, line of cars waiting for gas at gasoline station during oil embargo, car pool sign, service station attendant washing windshield of automobile, automobile and truck traffic, oil drilling rig, changing speed limit highway signs from 70 to 55mph, oil refinery, petrol-chemical facility, oil tanker, brief scenes of Yom Kippur War in Middle East between Israel, and Egypt-Syria, nuclear power plant, different energy sources, pollution.

Shot List:

01:00:40;10

Line of cars (automobiles) waiting for gas (gasoline)

01:00:54;00

Sign at service station “Gasoline Pumps Closed Today” depicts shortage of gas

01:01:01;00

Save energy, hand reaches to turn off reading lamp, lower thermostat, form a car pool sign

01:01:28;07

Highway worker changes speed limit sign from 70 to 55

01:02:09;08

Heavy flow of traffic on streets, highway, freeway

01:12:53;08

Drilling for oil, oil well drilling operation, oil or petroleum refinery

01:14:21;07

Aerial view of storage tank farm at oil refinery

01:14:48;10

Views of oil tanker ships

01:15:17;09

Brief Middle East scenes, Yom Kippur War (Ramadan War or October War or 1973 Arab-Israeli War), Egypt and Syria launch surprise attack on Israel

01:23:58;01

Smog, air pollution

01:24:16;08

Traffic jam, traffic congestion