Oil Shale Development
May 16, 2008--Ritter: Watershed a real concern (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)
Gov. Bill Ritter testified in Washington on Thursday that it would be premature to write rules for commercial oil shale development on public lands when questions remain
May 4, 2008--Shell makes run on water (Denver Post)
In its quest to melt oil out of western Colorado's shale, Royal Dutch Shell has been buying up land and water
April 5, 2008--Club 20: Allard warns of water wars (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)
Water wars in the East should serve as a warning to Colorado to store more water, Sen. Wayne
January 6, 2008--Water, energy share symbiotic relationship (Durango Herald)
There's a connection between water and energy that many water planners don't appreciate, said Melinda Kassen with Trout Unlimited. "It goes both ways.
January 4, 2008--Oil shale report angers Western Slope officials (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)
Unrealistic and there is too little time to respond.
June 27, 2007--Critics: Energy, water needs of oil shale could harm environment (Examiner)
Environmentalists say mining oil out of shale could require nearly three times the electricity used by the entire state of Colorado in 2005 and consume as much water each year as two cities the size D
June 28, 2007--Enviros blast oil shale (Cortez Journal)
Environmentalists say mining oil out of shale could require nearly three times the electricity used by the entire state of Colorado in 2005 and consume as much water each year as two cities the size o
