As I understand it, the problem with oil shales here and tar sands in
Canada is that it still takes as much or more energy to extract as the
energy derived, a zero sum problem.
http://www.theoildrum.com/ is an
extremely useful site on Oil and energy issues and you can do internal
searches for reports on shale oil.
Best, chris
http://sustainabilityumbrella.blogspot.com/On Sep 22, 1:22 pm, Terry Shepherd <
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> Another interesting tidbit from the Daily Sentinel. They republished
> an article from the 1920s - where folks were complaining that due to
> the high cost of gas (17-30 cents/gallon) and diminishing supplies,
> there was frustration with the government not allowing oil shale
> development to happen quicker, or at all.
>
> All things go in cycles...
>
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> Quoting Colleen Smith <
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>
> > Hi all,
> > Had an enlightening conversation with a cousin who as a chemical
> > engineer worked for ARCO. He said that the reason oil shale was not
> > pursued during the 1970's, has to do with the price OPEC was
> > charging for their oil. When the US announced it would "drill,
> > baby, drill", OPEC lowered its oil prices. Currently, the issue is
> > "Independence from foreign oil." So cost is not the issue. He also
> > said before much can hit the market, refineries will have to be
> > built and put on line. I'm not sure where that leaves us, but I
> > thought the info was good to have.
> > Colleen
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