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Estonian energy firm wants to site windmills atop oil-shale ash fields

By | 12.16.09 | 9:00 am

Estonia, a nation ravaged by unchecked oil shale production and its environmental consequences, according to international studies, has finally hit on a greener use for fields of oil shale ash.

According to the Baltic Course, described as an “International…

Our avid Estonian fans weigh in on oil shale development

By | 07.30.09 | 11:53 am

We’re a hit in Estonia! Or at least The Colorado Independent is drawing hits from the Baltic nation bordering Russia after one of its leading daily newspapers linked to a report we did early this week on the environmental…

Study: Estonia a stark example of environmental hazards of oil shale

By | 07.27.09 | 4:21 pm

Looking for further evidence that oil shale production is — or at least should be — a nonstarter on Colorado’s Western Slope until oil and gas companies radically refine the massively water-intensive process?

Conservationists say there’s no better example…

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