Oil Shale: 2.5 Million Acres Opened - Green River Basin 10/7/08

The Beauru of Land Management has opened 2.5 million acres in the Green River Basin for drilling of Oil Shale.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) undermined the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act when it decided to amend 12 land management plans for Colorado, Utah and Wyoming without providing an opportunity for the public to protest, The Wilderness Society charged in a letter sent today to the U.S. Department of the Interior. The plans were amended in particular to expedite the commercial development of oil shale in the Green River Basin of the three states.

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Green River Formation Basin - Oil Shale - BLM to offer 1.90 acres 9/5/08

The Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) is planning to lease out 1.9 Million acres for oil shale development in the Green River Shale Basin.


The U.S. Bureau of Land Management issued a plan to set aside 1.9 million acres in Utah, Wyoming and Colorado for development of oil from shale and tar sands.
Under the plan, announced in the Federal Register today, the bureau must create rules that govern the leasing and development of the resources. The bureau estimates that Western lands hold the equivalent of 800 billion barrels of oil.

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