Oil shale burning

Right now, the federal government is encouraging new oil shale and tar sands development in the West, specifically in eastern Utah, western Colorado, and southern Wyoming. Traditional shale development requires massive strip mines and heavily polluting plants, and even newer methods require the entire production area to be bulldozed while consuming huge amounts of energy.

If the Bush administration and the energy industry have their way, the wild public lands near some of our nation’s treasured places may be tarnished forever.

The Bureau of Land Management is accepting public comments on the environmental, social, and economic impacts of a commercial oil shale and tar sands development program in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming. Please, urge the agency to protect our treasured places like Utah’s Book Cliffs and Colorado’s White River from harmful oil shale development. 

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