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mining NewsNarrow your search by visiting an issue-specific news page, listed in the navigation at left. Utah’s oil shale, tar sands in for a bumpy ride
May 08, 2013
Salt Lake Tribune
Energy » Protesters at U. conference denounce ‘dying industry.’ Clean Energy Vs. Tar Sands
Jan 15, 2013
KUTV
Green energy or tar sands? That question was at the governor's energy conference at the Salt Palace today. Protestors say Utah needs more wind and solar green energy, but politicians inside, say Utah needs to develop oil shale and tar sands. Utah congressman Rob Bishop says wind and solar alternatives can't do the whole job. “About 8 or 9 percent of our portfolio is alternative fuels we should double that,” says bishop, “but it still can't solve the need for the future.” Oil Sands Industry in Canada Tied to Higher Carcinogen LevelEnviros worry about Utah tar sands water pollution
Sep 14, 2012
Associated Press
The debate over whether oil sands mining should be allowed in Utah inched forward this week when an environmental group and the company that wants to open the mine both filed papers responding to a judge's recent ruling on whether water resources will be adequately protected. Bishop releases records he says undercut uranium mining ban
May 23, 2012
Salt Lake Tribune
Washington • Rep. Rob Bishop said Wednesday he has unearthed internal emails from National Park Service officials that undercut the Obama administration’s finding that uranium mining near the Grand Canyon would harm water resources in the area. Bishop, R-Utah, provided copies of the emails showing a Colorado-based geologist pushing back on the Interior Department’s draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) earlier this year that banned uranium mining on one million acres for 20 years. |
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