Plot: 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
![Cast and Crew in NOVA - Season 7 - Episode 12 - Do We Really Need the Rockes? Poster of Cast and Crew in NOVA - Season 7 - Episode 12 - Do We Really Need the Rockes?](http://es.actoragecheck.com/limage/L3pkR1ZUcjdBUEZSNVlJUUE1OUVhdWFpaWNEUy5qcGcAACh231.jpg)
NOVA - Season 7 - Do We Really Need the Rockes? (Episode 12)
Episode Aired On:
Tuesday, October 28 1980
44 years ago
Tuesday, October 28 1980
44 years ago