Someone recently said, “Oil shale is the energy source of the future and it always will be.” There is huge opposition to authorizing shale development among locals in the Western states that are effected. And so far there is no proven technology that is economical. Moreover, if the anticipated oil shortage will be most severe in the 2011 - 2020 period, it does not appear from the report posted below that oil shale could possibly be relevant during that time frame. Here it is:
Squeezing Oil From a Stone
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Update on Oil Shale Prospects
July 18th, 2008 · 7 Comments
Tags: United States · oil shale · oil supply


