Introduction
No place on earth has seen the effects of global warming more than the vast mineral-rich Arctic. As the ice melts, oil companies are scrambling to drill vast quantities of oil and gas that used to be shrouded by impenetrable layers of ice. But what happens to the planet if the oil companies get their way and extract the Arctic’s riches?
In Under the Ice, Correspondent Lesley Stahl goes to Greenland to investigate.
SHOOT LOCATIONS:
Greenland; Kiruna, Sweden; Washington, D.C.; New York, NY