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NOVA · S7 E12

Do We Really Need the Rockes?

1980-10-28 · 55 min

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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Season 7 Episodes

  • E1The Elusive Illness
  • E2A is for Atom, B is for Bomb
  • E3Living Machines
  • E4Portrait of a Killer
  • E5Umealit: The Whale Hunters
  • E6The Safety Factor
  • E7A Mediterranean Prospect
  • E8Mr. Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland
  • E9The Pinks and the Blues
  • E10The Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian
  • E11The Sea Behind the Dunes
  • E12Do We Really Need the Rockes?
  • E13The Big IF
  • E14Voyager: Jupiter & Beyond
  • E15The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor
  • E16The Water Crisis
  • E17Moving Still
  • E18A Touch of Sensitivity
  • E19The Red Deer of Rhum
  • E20It's About Time