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Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Consider becoming a channel member Made during the 1970s gas crunch, this color educational film from Caterpillar Corporation examines alternative energy resources, and shows the American nation's struggle to find a long term solution to its energy needs. This includes a look at oil shale, nuclear power including both fission and fusion reactors, solar energy, hydroelectricity, and other forms of power. Produced by Calvin Productions, probably in 1977, prior to the Three Mile Island nuclear accident. Opening: planet Earth, oil well, dam, people, factories, “out of gas“ and gas rationing signs from the mid-1970s. Freeways, electricity, trucks, power lines, trains, jumbo jet, children playing on a school playground. Title: STRUGGLE FOR POWER (:07-1:47). David Pesonen speaks. Water, oil, freeways, buildings, planet Earth. Our host talks about power. Oil, natural gas, and coal are the main power sources (1:48-3:18). Natural gas plant. Oil refinery. A coal mine. Atomic power plant. A dam with hydroelectric power. 562 billion barrels of crude oil shown over planet earth. Oil shale of the Rocky Mountains. Harry Pforzheimer, director of the Paraho Oil Shale Demonstration, speaks (3:19-5:32). Snow capped mountains in the Rocky Mountains. Men weld. Our host talks in front of the planet Earth. Graphic shows 266 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas. Off shore in the Gulf of Mexico. 1500 Billion Tons of coal graphic (5:33-7:24). Hydroelectric dam. Charles A. Hunt, Executive Civil Engineer in Michigan speaks in front of a model of a dam. Model of the Ludington Project. Lake Michigan. Nuclear Power. Inside a nuclear plant (7:25-8:57). David Pesonen speaks about nuclear power. WM. O. Daub, . Commissioner speaks. Aerial shots of nuclear power plants. Men put a coolant system into a nuclear power plant (8:58- 10:40). Atomic Energy Commission sign (9:13). Hydroelectric power. Atomic power. Oil well. A crane scoops up coal. A blast in rock near a coal mine. Geothermal power. Chris Newton of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. speaks. Steam geysers (10:41-12:55). Windmill. Dr. WM. Heronemus of the University of Massachusetts speaks on wind power. Plans for wind generators. Solar energy. Sun flares. Dr. Richard Jordan of the University of Minnesota speaks on solar energy. He shows plans for a power system (12:56-15:02). Our host stands next to planet Earth. Breeder reactor for atomic fuel. Men at work in the reactor. Control room. WM. O. Daub, . Commissioner speaks. Dr. Richard F. Post of Lawrence Laboratory in Livermore, CA speaks. Men work on parts of a machine, computers at work, men in the control room (15:03-17:35). David Pesonen speaks. WM. O. Daub, . Commissioner speaks. Coal mine. Railcars transport coal. Edward Phelps, President of Peabody Coal Company speaks. Cars, a home in the snow. Coal mine. Donald E. Richter of the Ohio Mining and Reclamation Association speaks (17:36-20:19). Damaged land. U.S. Congressman from Ohio, Wayne A. Hayes speaks. Bulldozer at work. A bi-plane flies over a dirt area. Bulldozers at work on a dirt hill. Reclaimed land with water and trees. Crane at work (20:20-21:46). Donald E. Richter of the Ohio Mining and Reclamation Association speaks. Open field. Reclaimed land as seen from the air, cattle runs. Coal plant. Edward Phelps, President of Peabody Coal Company speaks (21:47-23:09). Inside a plant. Our host stands in front of the planet Earth. William S. Bair of the Institute of Gas Technology in Chicago, IL speaks. Hygas Pilot Plant (23:10-24:51). Model of Coal Liquefaction Plant. Oil well at work. Snow covered mountains. Gulf of Mexico natural gas offshore plant. Nuclear power plant. Hydroelectric power. Coal mine. Setting sun (24:52-26:20). Dr. Richard Jordan of the University of Minnesota speaks on energy. Coal. Our host explains. Cars on a freeway. Oil well at work. Oil refinery. Natural gas offshore platform. Mountains. Coal mine. Oil well at work (26:21-27:54). End credits (27:55-28:01). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit
