Do We Really Need the Rockes?

October 28, 1980
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NOVA - S7 - E12

Do We Really Need the Rockes?

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.

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