On Tuesday, the Bush administration moved to accelerate Oil-Shale Development across the Rocky Mountain’s. Along with calls to lift the moratorium on offshore drilling & open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. According to Int. Secretary Kempthorne, shale deposits in Colorado, Utah & Wyoming could provide 800 billion barrels.
http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/07/23/bush-administration-proposes-fire-sale-of-rocky-mountains-for-oil-shale-development/