Developing oil shale is best choice

http://www.deseretnews.com ^ | July 28, 2008 | Sen. Orrin G. Hatch

[Who is John Galt?]

There is no reason we shouldn't be building half dozen coal-to-diesel plants right now.

Or more than a half dozen - how about 50-100, at 50,000 barrels per day each? We have the capacity: but the Democrats won't allow it. Why? Because coal-to-liquids is a 'sin' under their earth-worshipping religion...

[marron]

“I don’t understand how the moratorium put in place by Colorado’s governor affects leasing, or oil shale operations, in Utah.”

Its federal.

There are people in Utah trying to get going on oil shale, though.

http://www.oilshaleexplorationcompany.com/news.asp

[SuziQ]

OK, I understand it, if the ban is Federal, but Sen. Hatch made it sound like the state of Utah couldn’t develop oil shale because the Gov. of Colorado had placed a moratorium on it.