The reserves are so vast that theyll help solve Americas Energy needs for the next century. [ticking] if you were waiting for the day Global Warming would change the world, that day is here. Its happening far from civilizations notice in a place about as remote as you can get. Welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im steve kroft. We live on an increasingly endangered planet, from the glaciers of antarctica to the rich prairie lands of canada. And the ultimate disaster may be financial as well as environmental. Later in this episode, scott pelley reports from antarctica on the wideranging effects of Global Warming. And later bob simon has a story from canada on the environmental damage caused by the next great oil rush. But our first story involves a controversial waste product that could have damaging effects on the environment. There are more than 600 coalfired power plants generating electricity in the u. S. , and those plants produce 130 million tons of waste called coal ash. It contains c
On the roads right now and there is some sprinkles right now. It is causing delays at s f o for flights arriving. At last check they were backed up for two and a half hours. Lots to talk about there. We have been telling you about the approaching storm all week long. The big box on the left shows a san jose can and and the upper right and sierra and the lower right. Were anticipating and now lot but some snow out of this. The timing on this is not good because it is the travel biggest travel day before thanksgiving. Rain and snow as making life a little bit difficult. I will get to that in just a minute but lets look of the friday morning commute. Whether is pushing its way inland right now. This is from the pacific, one of the rare rounds coming in from the south and pushing its way north. All of the yellow and moderate rain is sitting off shore and is expected to hit the bay area sometime shortly. The yellow on your screen is approaching the sun said in richmond district. Were still
And if youve never heard of them, youre in for a big surprise, because the reserves are so vast that theyll help solve Americas Energy needs for the next century. [ticking] if you were waiting for the day Global Warming would change the world, that day is here. Its happening far from civilizations notice in a place about as remote as you can get. Welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im steve kroft. We live on an increasingly endangered planet, from the glaciers of antarctica to the rich prairie lands of canada. And the ultimate disaster may be financial as well as environmental. Later in this episode, scott pelley reports from antarctica on the wideranging effects of Global Warming. And later bob simon has a story from canada on the environmental damage caused by the next great oil rush. But our first story involves a controversial waste product that could have damaging effects on the environment. There are more than 600 coalfired power plants generating electricity in the u. S. , and those
And if youve never heard of them, youre in for a big surprise, because the reserves are so vast that theyll help solve Americas Energy needs for the next century. [ticking] if you were waiting for the day Global Warming would change the world, that day is here. Its happening far from civilizations notice in a place about as remote as you can get. Welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im steve kroft. We live on an increasingly endangered planet, from the glaciers of antarctica to the rich prairie lands of canada. And the ultimate disaster may be financial as well as environmental. Later in this episode, scott pelley reports from antarctica on the wideranging effects of Global Warming. And later bob simon has a story from canada on the environmental damage caused by the next great oil rush. But our first story involves a controversial waste product that could have damaging effects on the environment. There are more than 600 coalfired power plants generating electricity in the u. S. , and those
Theyre called oil sands, and if youve never heard of them, youre in for a big surprise, because the reserves are so vast that theyll help solve Americas Energy needs for the next century. [ticking] if you were waiting for the day Global Warming would change the world, that day is here. Its happening far from civilizations notice in a place about as remote as you can get. Welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im steve kroft. We live on an increasingly endangered planet, from the glaciers of antarctica to the rich prairie lands of canada. And the ultimate disaster may be financial as well as environmental. Later in this episode, scott pelley reports from antarctica on the wideranging effects of Global Warming. And later bob simon has a story from canada on the environmental damage caused by the next great oil rush. But our first story involves a controversial waste product that could have damaging effects on the environment. There are more than 600 coalfired power plants generating electricity