Shale oil & tar sands : the promises and pitfalls

Discusses the nature and extent of shale oil and tar resources around the world, their potential as an energy source, and advantages and disadvantages to development of the oil shale industry. A study of the domestic energy resource of shale oil explores the ecological controversy over its use, the technologies utilized in obtaining shale oil, and the prospects for its future

86 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Shale oils--Juvenile literature. Oil sands--Juvenile literature.