[Cobra64]

I lived in Colorado from 1968 through 1976. In the mid 1970s, Exxon spent a fortune pursuing this alternative energy fuel. Exxon folded the initaitive when the so called, "gas shortage" diminished.

Regardless, I'll never forget seeing a guy holding a piece of "rock" and lighting it with a match.

Fast forward 30 years... if the Tree Huggers don't want to allow the oil companies to punch a few holes in the ground in ANWR, they sure as sh!t won't let strip mining on the Western Slope in the pristine Rocky Mountains.

[Patria One]

"if the Tree Huggers don't want to allow the oil companies to punch a few holes in the ground in ANWR, they sure as sh!t won't let strip mining on the Western Slope in the pristine Rocky Mountains."

Its true. LOL

[dirtboy]

Fast forward 30 years... if the Tree Huggers don't want to allow the oil companies to punch a few holes in the ground in ANWR, they sure as sh!t won't let strip mining on the Western Slope in the pristine Rocky Mountains.

A lot of that land is rather barren. But IMO the major problem for oil shale extraction is the lack of available water in the region - just about all of the water in the Colorado and Yampa Rivers is already spoken for...