08-02-2008, 07:21 PM
potthole Wrote:What ever happened to that area in the Dakotas (I forget if it was North or South) that had expansive fields of some "oil-shale" or something like that?
I remember seeing something about it awhile ago, and some article mentioned that the technology needed to be able to get the oil out of the rock was almost to the point it could be taken bigtime. I can't recall any specific numbers, but some projections were that if drilled, the area could give a huge boost to domestic oil production.
I remember hearing something about this also. But I thought there was a refinery in one of the Dakotas and that the biggest amount of shale was in Montana, I think. I believe I heard also that the military is running some of their vehicles on the shale oil. If it is true, Then they should making shale oil for the rest of us.
Supposedly the shale that can be made into oil is close to the surface and can be easily gotten to and then those areas that are dug up and be covered over and trees can then be planted.
Anwr was bought for the future. Since Alaska was bought in the 1950's, and it is now the 2000's, I believe that the future is here, and should be drilled. The Governor of Alaska wants us to drill there. She and the people of Alaska want to be able to contribute to the US economy in this time of need. I seriously doubt that Alaska was bought so that polar bears could eat seals in private