Do We Really Need the Rockies? Nova : Season 7 Episode 12
TV-PG PBS 1h 00m
Aired: October 28th, 1980 @ 9:00 PM EST on PBS
Locked in the shale of the Western Rocky Mountains is more oil than in the Middle East—more than enough to solve our dependence on foreign crude oil. But will shale oil solve our gasoline shortage, or will it simply turn the Rockies into a gigantic industrial zone? NOVA explores the promise and the problems of shale oil.
