Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., Rep. John Salazar, D-Manassa, and Rep. Mark Udall, D-Eldorado Springs, all support a moratorium that prohibits the BLM from using federal funds to finalize commercial oil shale regulations in the government’s 2008 fiscal year. That moratorium ends when the government’s fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, and all three Democrats are looking to keep the moratorium in place.
http://www.postindependent.com/article/20080722/VALLEYNEWS/801930909/1074
Democratic Sen. Ken Salazar last year inserted into a bill language that bars the federal government from issuing final rules for commercial oil-shale development. The language is meant to prevent the issuing of leases, which can be done once those regulations are complete.
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_9953395
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Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., Rep. John Salazar, D-Manassa, and Rep. Mark Udall, D-Eldorado Springs, all support a moratorium that prohibits the BLM from using federal funds to finalize commercial oil shale regulations in the government’s 2008 fiscal year. That moratorium ends when the government’s fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, and all three Democrats are looking to keep the moratorium in place.
If I had a left leaning brain, I might have a clue just what the above quote means. The BLM at present is prohibited from using federal funds to finalize commercial oil shale regulations. This sounds much like a tricky dick sort of thing that could prohibit oil shale work of any kind on Federal land, which in Western States is most of the land. I’ll bet some dems are laughing their rear ends off.
On the other hand environmental zealots are about the same population as GLBT folks and equally as obnoxious far in excess of their overall percentage of the population. Since we live in the cleanest most environmentally sound and conscious nation on the face of the earth, it amazes me that Congress bothers to listen to the noise from them. Time for me to stop with the amazement.
Have the Republicans in the oil shale States propose State Trusts that would pay the citizens in those States royalties from the sale of the oil along the lines that occurs in Alaska. It's easy to oppose development, when it doesn't cost you a thing. But when it's going to take money out of your wallet, then it's another kettle of fish.