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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lyttle, Richard B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Watts, 1982.
Series:Impact book
Subjects:
Shale oils > Juvenile literature.
Oil sands > Juvenile literature.
Shale oils.
Oil sands.
Fossil fuels.
Power resources.
Description
Summary: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.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:86 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Bibliography: pages 77-80.
ISBN:0531044890