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Gasoline Price Spike Alert

Prices at the pump may be in for a sudden surge.  And, no, the problem isn't U.S. dependence on foreign oil, or uncertainty caused...

Week In Review: Loose Ends Neatly Tied Up

Note: Several gas and oil related stories and some articles about the Forest Service and BLM plans dealt with issues in "limbo" earlier...

Oil Shale, Part II: In 1980 Exxon Rocked

Occidental Petroleum, Unocal, Tenneco, Rio Blanco Oil Shale-were all corporate names in the oil shale business back in 1980 in northwestern Colorado. But there...

Oil Shale Series, Part I: The Rock That Burns

Once upon a time around Rifle, Colorado, a rancher decided to use an attractive light brown shale type rock marbled in black to build...