Results for keyword: oil shale
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Producing more power means using more water
Federal agencies often overlook the tight relationship between energy production and water use.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Dec 12, 2012 -
Fixing what ain't broken in Foggy Bottom
The U.S. House of Representatives is wasting its time passing unnecessary and absurd laws, but at least that’s helping to keep it out of trouble.
by Ed Quillen, Jan 11, 2012 -
You gotta dream big when you dream about oil shale
Why not mine oil shale here in the West, but send it off to be processed somewhere else?
by Ed Quillen , Aug 11, 2009 -
The need to remember Black Sunday
As western Colorado begins to dance to the tune of a brand-new energy boom, it’s good to remember that the last one ended in a total bust
by Jim Spehar, May 14, 2007 -
Black Sunday was a day to remember
Jim Spehar watches the region boom again; only this time he hopes we’ve learned a few things since the oil shale bust of 25 years ago.
by Jim Spehar, Apr 30, 2007 -
Two weeks in the West
Hopi and Navajo tribes settle boundary dispute; oil shale returns to western Colorado; Northern Cheyenne open coal reserves to development; judge upholds critical habitat designation for "vernal pools" in California and Oregon; red tree vole wins protecti
by Staff, Nov 27, 2006 -
The Latest Bounce
Petroglyph boulders moved for controversial Albuquerque highway; Hilmar Cheese can drill "test well" for its wastewater; Richard Pombo’s plan to fast-track oil shale stymied; wilderness vs. helicopter skiing in Wyoming
by Matt Jenkins, Jan 23, 2006






