Furnace or drives the diesel engines along farflung rails of steel. And on the open road, well, you know what makes your auto run. For millions of years, this source of power slept peacefully in the Dark Recesses of the earth until modern magic loosed the liquid energy from its subterranean prison. The quest for oil was not only confined to land. It extended offshore. There are oil reserves under the coastal waters of the united states, mainly off the coasts of california, alaska, texas, and louisiana. The gulf of mexico, home to a rich diversity of marine life, and it also produces almost a quarter of americas oil. Tapping these offshore oil reserves helps meet a significant part of u. S. Energy needs. But when things go wrong, theres a high price to pay. In 1969, the Santa Barbara oil spill dumped two and a half million gallons of oil into the pacific, killing thousands of sea birds and marine mammals. In 1989, the Exxon Valdez Oil tanker ran aground in alaska, spilling 11 million ga
Furnace or drives the diesel engines along farflung rails of steel. And on the open road, well, you know what makes your auto run. For millions of years, this source of power slept peacefully in the Dark Recesses of the earth until modern magic loosed the liquid energy from its subterranean prison. The quest for oil was not only confined to land. It extended offshore. There are oil reserves under the coastal waters of the united states, mainly off the coasts of california, alaska, texas, and louisiana. The gulf of mexico, home to a rich diversity of marine life, and it also produces almost a quarter of americas oil. Tapping these offshore oil reserves helps meet a significant part of u. S. Energy needs. But when things go wrong, theres a high price to pay. In 1969, the Santa Barbara oil spill dumped two and a half million gallons of oil into the pacific, killing thousands of sea birds and marine mammals. In 1989, the Exxon Valdez Oil tanker ran aground in alaska, spilling 11 million ga
Furnace or drives the diesel engines along farflung rails of steel. And on the open road, well, you know what makes your auto run. For millions of years, this source of power slept peacefully in the Dark Recesses of the earth until modern magic loosed the liquid energy from its subterranean prison. The quest for oil was not only confined to land. It extended offshore. There are oil reserves under the coastal waters of the united states, mainly off the coasts of california, alaska, texas, and louisiana. The gulf of mexico, home to a rich diversity of marine life, and it also produces almost a quarter of americas oil. Tapping these offshore oil reserves helps meet a significant part of u. S. Energy needs. But when things go wrong, theres a high price to pay. In 1969, the Santa Barbara oil spill dumped two and a half million gallons of oil into the pacific, killing thousands of sea birds and marine mammals. In 1989, the Exxon Valdez Oil tanker ran aground in alaska, spilling 11 million ga
Documentary filmmaker and journalist who has studied and written vastly about Climate Change and fossil fuels. Erika bolstad the personal connection to oil was brought to light and late in late 2009 when her ailing mother unexpectedly received a check for leased mineral rights. They were rights that dated back to 1951, leased by ericas grandfather from the land that his mother had homesteaded in the early 1900s. In north dakota. Ericas great grandmother, anna, was a woman of potential fortune, lost to history with very little photo evidence or writing. In fact, annas husband had committed her to an asylum under mysterious circumstances. In her book windfall, the prairie woman who lost her way and the great granddaughter who found her Erika Bolstad excavates. Her familys buried past and its stark connection to the Promised Land of the american west. Both dad will be joined in conversation tonight by lydia kiesling. Shes the author of the novel the golden state. Tonights event includes a
Written vastly about Climate Change and fossil fuels. Erika bolstad the personal connection to oil was brought to light and late in late 2009 when her ailing mother unexpectedly received a check for leased mineral rights. They were rights that dated back to 1951, leased by ericas grandfather from the land that his mother had homesteaded in the early 1900s. In north dakota. Ericas great grandmother, anna, was a woman of potential fortune, lost to history with very little photo evidence or writing. In fact, annas husband had committed her to an asylum under mysterious circumstances. In her book windfall, the prairie woman who lost her way and the great granddaughter who found her Erika Bolstad excavates. Her familys buried past and its stark connection to the Promised Land of the american west. Both dad will be joined in conversation tonight by lydia kiesling. Shes the author of the novel the golden state. Tonights event includes an audience q a. We ask that you raise your hand during th