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Environmentally Conscious Consumers for Oil Shale

Oil shale's thirst is a threat to the West (Guest Editorial - Denver Post - December 17, 2010)

Water and Oil Shale (Opinion - Salt Lake Tribune - December 7, 2010)

Oil and Water (Opinion - Salt Lake Tribune - December 6, 2010)

AP story misses key point on oil shale-water nexus (Glenwood Springs Post Independent - December 5, 2010)

Water there to start oil shale work, GAO says (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - November 30, 2010) GAO: More research needed on oil shale, water (Salt Lake Tribune - November 29, 2010)

Oil From A Rock (WORLD Magazine - November 20, 2010)

Oil shale dreams alive on Roan Plateau (Glenwood Springs Post Independent - November 16, 2010) Energy in 2035: Oil and China Dominate (CNN Money - November 9, 2010)

Shale Oil takes Water (Salt Lake Tribune - November 6, 2010)

BLM Moves to Second Round of Oil Shale Research Leases (Denver Post - Oct. 14, 2010)

BLM Proposes New Oil Shale Research in Utah (Salt Lake Tribune - Oct. 13, 2010)

Jordan Seeks Mitsubishi, Mitsui Investment in Oil Shale (Bloomberg - Oct. 13, 2010)

Environmentalists Appeal Utah Oil Sands Project (Salt Lake Tribune - Sept. 27, 2010)

Oil Shale Catastrophe (Salt Lake Tribune - Sept. 25, 2010)

Oil Shale Benefits (Salt Lake Tribune - Sept. 18, 2010)

Company Gearing Up to Test Oil Shale Technology in Western Colorado (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - August 30, 2010)

Study: Water for Oil Shale Production is Less Than Estimated (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Aug. 4, 2010)

Energy Needs Left High and Dry (Investors Business Daily - July 15, 2010)

Climate Change Impacts Western Water (Summit Daily News - July 14, 2010)

EnShale Files for Oil Shale Patents in Five Countries (Marketwatch - July 12, 2010)

Jane Norton Urges Restart to Oil Shale Leasing (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - July 10, 2010)

Dept. of Interior: Oil Shale Not Ready for Prime Time (AP - May 28, 2010)

Earth Search Sciences Commences Oil Shale Project in Wyoming (Breitbart - Mar. 30, 2010)

Company Seeks First US Oil Sands Project in Utah (Salt Lake Tribune - Mar. 28, 2010)

Shell Withdraws Water Rights Application (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Feb. 24, 2010)

New Analysis Examines State Water Needs (Durango Herald - Jan. 31, 2010)

No-Energy Policies Hurting Colorado (Denver Post - Jan. 28, 2010)

ExxonMobil, Two Others Seek Oil-Shale Leases (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Jan. 25, 2010)

Interior Chief Salazar's First Year Gusher of Controversy (Denver Post - Jan. 24, 2010)

IOC Sees Alternative Energy In Shale Oil (India Today - Jan. 23, 2010)

Exxon Tests Successful in Quest to Tap Oil Shale (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Jan. 2, 2010)

"Energy Alley" Oil Shale Deposits Richest in the World (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Jan. 2, 2010)

"Energy Alley": Perhaps America's Most Important Stretch of Space (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Dec. 24, 2009)

Jordan Reaches Agreement with Estonian Company to Develop Oil Shale (Jordan Times - Dec. 20, 2009)

Exxon Acquires XTO Natural Gas and Oil Shale Assets (New York Times - Dec. 15, 2009)

Column: Groupthink and the Global Warming Industry (USA Today - Dec. 1, 2009)

Farmers Praise Salazar for Slow Approach to Oil Shale (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Nov. 28, 2009)

Column: Oil Shale Opponents Aren’t Evil – Just Wrong (Denver Post - Nov. 23, 2009)

Oil Shale Lawsuits Drag On for a Year (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Nov. 23, 2009)

For Additional Detailed Information on Oil Shale, please visit the Department of Energy Strategic Unconventional Fuels Task Force.

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In the News

Obama nominates REI executive Sally Jewell to lead Interior Department (The Washington Post- Wednesday, February 6, 2013)

Denver City Council floats controversial proclamation on oil-shale

Garfield protests BLM shale plan (The Daily Sentinel - Tuesday, December 4, 2012)

Interior proposal would limit commercial oil shale development on federal lands (thehill.com - 11/09/12)

Groups reiterate support for oil shale development plan (The Business Times - Monday, February 18, 2013)

Company lays out refinery plans at oil shale meeting (The Daily Sentinel -Thursday, October 18, 2012)

Bureau of Land Management issues oil shale leases in Colorado (denverpost.com - 09/01/12)

Mesa County Nixes BLM Oil Shale Plan (KJCT - April 16, 2012)
BLM Issues Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Oil Shale and Tar Sands (U.S. Department of the Interior - Release Date: 02/03/12)

Oil Shale Executive: U.S. Oil Shale Industry Could Be Commercial Between 2016-2020 (Business Wire - Tuesday, November 22, 2011)

Jordan - MoU signed establish 900-MW power plant (Jordan News Agency - Monday, November 21, 2011)

Market helping shale... (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Tuesday, October 18, 2011)

Executive: Oil shale on brink of 'renaissance' (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Monday, October 17, 2011)

Estonian oil firm could employ 2,000 in a decade (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Wednesday, October 19, 2011)

Companies set to test oil shale refining venture (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Tuesday, October 18, 2011)

Oil shale developer goes public (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Tuesday, November 1, 2011)

Shell shifting attention to deep oil shale (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Wednesday, October 19, 2011)

Official promotes energy-friendly Utah at oil shale conference in Colorado (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Monday, October 17, 2011)

Utah oil shale poised to deliver (The Salt Lake Tribune - First published May 17 2011, Updated June 1, 2011)

Caution, not halt, called for on oil shale (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Sunday, May 15, 2011)

BLM oil shale meeting move to Colorado next (newstimes.com - Tuesday May 3, 2011)

Company to start testing oil-shale production method in July (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - April 14, 2011)

How Israel Could Revolutionize the Global Energy Sector (Jerusalem Post - March 11, 2011)

Enefit Buys OSEC in Eastern Utah (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - March 10, 2011)

Jordan, UK Company Ink Oil Shale Deal (Bloomberg Businessweek - March 9, 2011)

US Should Explore All Energy Sources (Guest Editorial - Vernal Express - March 8, 2011)

Colo, Utah Reps Critical of Dept. of Interior Oil Shale Review (Denver Post - February 18, 2011)