Oil shale development seems always just over horizon

Oil companies still get blamed for putting their profits ahead of whatever people believe are the best interests of this country.

And, while politicians in Denver and Washington now get blamed for delaying oil shale development, there is still a sizeable portion of the population that is eager to believe the

As I have written in countless editorials, the primary obstacle blocking commercial oil shale development is technological, not political maneuvering or corporate conspiring. The oil companies have not yet demonstrated they can successfully recover fuel from oil shale on a large scale in a way that is economically feasible. That was true in 1920 and it