It’s a dirty and marginal source of fossil fuel energy- Oil sands of Alberta are bad enough, but they look good compared to Western oil shale. Its development will produce […]
Interior puts brakes on oil-shale leases — for now
This is a review of a Bush hurry up decision, not a decision to refrain permanently from leasing- Story in the Salt Lake Tribune. By Patty Henetz. Although Obama says […]
Secretary Salazar will review numerous Kempthorne decisions at Interior
He can undo some with a stroke of a pen. Others could stand or be modified. Some will take years of rule-making- “Salazar to revisit recent Interior Department actions. The […]
Utah downgrades its oil-shale estimates
There’s less oil-shale in Utah than they thought – still a lot, but that doesn’t mean much, it’s not a viable energy option taking more energy to bring to market […]
Although oil shale method discredited, Bush pushes rules to develop
Bush proposes rules on oil shale development. Though energy retrieval through the process has been largely discredited, optimists remain. By Patty Henetz. The Salt Lake Tribune. Folks might recall that […]
Heedless rush by Bush on oil shale (opinion by Senator Ken Salazar)
We’ve seen this heedless rush to oil shale before, just ahead of the inevitable bust. By Senator Ken Salazar. Salt Lake Tribune (reprinted from the Washington Post). Salazar is a […]
Bush returns to orginal premise of his presidency — help oil companies
Brian Ertz posted a story several days ago about this topic. This is my take. In the last week we have had the President’s answer to high energy prices, drill […]
Happy Earth Day, How About An Oil Lease?
Diary of a Mad Voter. Happy Earth Day, How About An Oil Lease? By Joan McCarter. New West. The vast “resources” of oil shale in Utah and Colorado have been […]