/tags/oil-shale Oil Shale en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 10:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-11-20/as-oil-prices-drop-and-money-dries-up-is-the-u-s-shale-boom-going-bust The boom that helped make the U.S. the world's largest oil producer could be ending. Oil prices are down amid weak demand, and investors no longer seem willing to write the industry a blank check. Wed, 20 Nov 2019 10:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-11-20/as-oil-prices-drop-and-money-dries-up-is-the-u-s-shale-boom-going-bust Darius Rafieyan /2018-10-03/oil-shale-mine-in-utah-could-set-precedent-in-the-west The nation’s first commercial oil-shale mine could be built here in our region. The Bureau of Land Management issued a decision that allows a mine in... Wed, 03 Oct 2018 20:47:44 GMT /2018-10-03/oil-shale-mine-in-utah-could-set-precedent-in-the-west Amanda Peacher, Amanda Peacher /environment/2014-06-27/radioactive-waste-another-concern-for-fractivists The first thing I did this morning, after sucking down a cup of watery hotel coffee and some microwave-scrambled eggs, was go to the dump.I'm traveling… Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:30:00 GMT /environment/2014-06-27/radioactive-waste-another-concern-for-fractivists Stephanie Paige Ogburn /environment/2013-03-06/profits-not-politics-pushing-drilling-onto-private-land A new study of the oil and gas industry finds that geology and economics, rather than government regulation, are driving the shift in drilling from public… Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:30:00 GMT /environment/2013-03-06/profits-not-politics-pushing-drilling-onto-private-land Erin O'Toole /business/2012-12-28/as-oil-boom-grows-cities-plan-for-possible-bust Even with concerns over water quality and drill rigs popping up close to homes, oil and gas companies are continuing to invest heavily in the Northern… Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:14:27 GMT /business/2012-12-28/as-oil-boom-grows-cities-plan-for-possible-bust Nathan Heffel /politics/2011-08-24/colorado-republicans-criticize-obama-administration-over-shale-development Oil embedded in Colorado and other western states could help kick the nation of its dependency on foreign sources, if only the industry knew how to… Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:03:37 GMT /politics/2011-08-24/colorado-republicans-criticize-obama-administration-over-shale-development /2011-05-04/oil-shale-plan-renews-energy-debate The Bureau of Land Management is taking a new look at oil shale development in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, as the Obama Administration considers shelving… Wed, 04 May 2011 22:14:06 GMT /2011-05-04/oil-shale-plan-renews-energy-debate Kirk Siegler /2011-02-15/interior-department-to-revisit-2008-oil-shale-rules Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says his department will be taking a “fresh look” at controversial 2008 rules regulating the development of oil shale.The… Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:07:10 GMT /2011-02-15/interior-department-to-revisit-2008-oil-shale-rules Grace Hood