Last week a Colorado senator published an article that offered a nuanced take on the prospects for oil shale development. He concluded: "To the boosters who think they have found the answer to our energy crisis, I say: We welcome you to our quest to develop oil shale on a commercial scale. But first let's put the horse back in front of the cart and all start pulling in the same direction. A reckless approach that heightens the risk of an oil shale bust would only set us back."

Review: Energy in Nature and Society
Hansen's letter to governor Gibbons of Nevada (fossil fuels and climate)
EROEI series: Tar sands and shale oil

Bush: nuclear is 'best' for greenhouse gases
Ralph Nader: Big Oil’s profit and plunder
Lakota group secedes from U.S.
2 million acres proposed for oil shale
Presidental candidates on energy, environment
As Bush signs energy bill, new issues emerge

Fire shuts key Canada-U.S. pipeline
Big Gav on shale oil
Massive Canadian oilfield could be exploited using new system (THAI)

Long and detailed analysis of the complete fossil fuel cycle by Dr. M. K. Hubbert (1976). Full text available as a PDF. Previously unavailable.

Flat global liquid hydrocarbons production and the concept of depletion appear to be taboo subjects for the U.S. media.

College graduates heading to careers in ... the coal mines
Coal leaving a trail of environmental devastation
Oil shale may finally have its moment

Forget your silver bullet (unconventional fuels)

Lawmakers to Pentagon: Plan for climate change
Big Coal tries to recruit military to kindle a market
Air Force pursuing CTL fuel plant

Change in oil dollar denomination unlikely - oil companies
Air Force energy initiatives focus on fuel
DOW chairman: Strength needs energy
3-vol report on strategic unconventional fuels
Whatever happened to sharing the pie of prosperity?

Experts debate oil shale's future

Water for oil shale could complicate things
How Canada went from 21st to 2nd in world's oil reserves
Tar sands: the oil junkie's last fix

Alberta: The Saudi-Arabia of the North?