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Oil Shale: Just Hype?
February 23, 2007 4:24 PM
WHITNEY: Colorado is already one of the top energy-producing states in the nation.
We rank sixth in production of natural gas, and 11th in terms of oil. There is also
a vast deposit of oil shale in the state, which some say will one day yield vast
amounts of fossil fuel.
But energy production comes at a price. We have two reports from Kirk Siegler at
Aspen Public Radio, which tracks energy issues closely. In the first, Kirk talks
to a group of environmentalists and sportsmen who are urging Congress to pass special legislation to protect a cherished piece of wildlife habitat in Western Colorado
known as the Roan Plateau.
[ LISTEN ]
WHITNEY: In his second piece, Kirk Siegler interviews Randy Udall, head of a renewable energy advocacy group based in Carbondale. It’s called the Community Office of Resource Efficiency, and it’s a vocal critic of the hype being generated about oil shale in Colorado. Oil shale is a type of rock that contains petroleum, and for decades energy companies have been trying to figure out ways to get the oil out efficiently and profitably. Lately there’s been renewed interest in oil shale, but Udall tells Siegler he doesn’t think the state can take any of it to the bank.
[ LISTEN ]
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