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NOVA: Episode 12
Tóm tắt
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.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- NOVA
- Mùa
- Mùa 7
- Tập
- Tập 12
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1980-10-28
- Thời lượng
- 55 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 12 là tập 12 trong Season 7 của NOVA. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1980-10-28. Thời lượng là 55 min.
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