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Oil Shale: Rock That Burns (1975)

1975 · Short film · 28 min

Synopsis

Produced by the University of Colorado for the Energy Sources Discusses the utilization of oil shale as an energy source. Although there are an estimated 1.8 trillion barrels of fuel to be had from oil shale in the Rocky Mountain West, no retorting process has as yet demonstrated commercial viability, and the ecological damage resulting from mining the shale is still undetermined. A New Beginning series

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Running time
28 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Educational Films, Ephemeral Films

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