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Oil Shale: Ten Questions, No Answers

October 16, 2008

Posted by Erin Allweiss in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
congress, dirtyfuels, energy, globalwarming, moratorium, oil, oilshale, water

On the heels of Congress lifting the moratorium on leasing lands to develop oil shale, Rand released a study that is as interesting for what's in it as for what's been left out. RAND, a renowned non-profit that provides analyses...continued

Shale Baby Shale? The clock strikes 12.

September 30, 2008

Posted by Erin Allweiss in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
congress, globalwarming, moratorium, offshoredrilling, oil, oilshale

 At midnight tonight, the moratorium banning offshore drilling will expire, allowing oil companies to drill as close as three miles from our shores. The energy debate devolved into a narrow argument over drilling, which my colleague Rob Perks addresses in...continued

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