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Thanks for visiting us! We are here to disseminate information on two realities...

— We must begin to reduce, before it's too late, our dependance on hostile, and very tight supplies of foreign liquid fuel sources, which are already undermining our way of life, our national security, and our economic independence.

— We can begin by responsibly undertaking to develop two of our greatest natural resources: oil shale and oil sands!

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The IRS has determined that Shale Oil Information Center, Inc. is exempt from Federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code; therefore, contributions to Shale Oil Information Center, Inc. are deductible under section 170 of the Code and Shale Oil Information Center is also qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106, or 2522 of the Code.

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BLM Announces Eight Applicatants For Oil Shale RD&D Demonstration Leases

January 20, 2006. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced this week the names of eight applicants whose proposals for oil shale research development and demonstration (RD&D) leases have been judged eligible for continued consideration. More...

BLM Begins Environmental Analysis Of Target Areas

January 7, 2006. A December 19, 2005 press release made by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) states that as "part of its ongoing efforts to increase domestic energy production and ensure greater energy security, the Bureau of Land Management has initiated a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) to support a commercial oil shale and tar sands leasing program on federal lands in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming." More...

BLM Multi-Functional Group Meets On Oil Shale R&D Nominations

December 12, 2005. On November 28-30, a multi-functional group of the Bureau of Land Management - an agency of the Department of the Interior - met to discuss the various nominations for research and development land grants for oil shale research and development. More...

Kuwaiti Fields Starting To Run Out Of Oil

November 16, 2005. In an editorial titled "Kuwait's biggest field starts to run out of oil", made available through Energy Bulletin, and originally published by AME Info, Inc. on November 14, 2005, has revealed that "...the second largest oil field in the world is exhausted and past its peak output." Without a doubt, this is a clear sign that it is time to further advance our Nation's march toward the use of oil shale as a sound solution for our future liquid fuel needs.

Katrina, Rita Spares Oil Industry, Makes For Critical Winter

October 12, 2005. Shale Oil Information Center has compiled from various sources a brief report on the current state of the Oil industry in the Gulf Coast after hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

BLM List Of Oil Shale RD/D Nominations For Colorado, Utah, And Wyoming

September 14, 2005. Shale Oil Information Center has obtained a list of Oil Shale Research, Development and Demonstration (RD/D) Nominations for the states of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming as received by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The list is available here.

These Fuel Prices. Who Hurts And When? What Can We Do About It?

In a spirit of great concern and with a desire to begin a move in the right direction, Juan A. Granados, President of Shale Oil Information Center, has written an editorial about what needs to be done to protect America from a situation that is already begining to hurt everyone, citizens and corporations alike.

We welcome your comments; they may be sent to hq@shaleoilinfo.org.

Peaking Of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation And Risk Management

In spite of its contents, the report dissapeared and has recently resurfaced.

August 17, 2005. Shale Oil Information Center offers its readers what it sees as an important document. Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation and Risk Management, prepared by SAIC for DOE and NETL, authored principally by Robert L. Hirsch, is as remarkable for its subsequent reception as for its content. It is dated February 2005. It has now surfaced and was obtained courtesy of Project Censored.Org

We welcome your comments; they may be sent to hq@shaleoilinfo.org.

Shale Oil Information Center Poses Questions To Bureau Of Land Management

August 15, 2005. James E. Edwards, Jr. from the Colorado State Office of the Bureau of Land Management has answered several of the questions that our Center's President, Juan A. Granados, sent to him concerning the solicitation of nominations of parcels to be leased for research and development of oil shale. A transcript of their correspondance is now available.

Much Needed Energy Bill Signed By President Bush.

"Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005" is included in the bill.

August 8, 2005. President George Bush finally signed into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The House of Representatives passed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 by a vote of 275 - 156, and the U.S. Senate by 74 -26, late last month. The ceremony took place in Alburquerque, New Mexico at the Sandia National Laboratories.

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 contains provisions for the further research and the development of our nation's Oil Shale and Tar Sands resources in Section 369 of the Act, whose short title is the "Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005".

Shale Oil Information Center has made the text of the "Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005" available for viewing.

About The Energy Policy Act Of 2005 And The Future Of Oil Shale

July 30, 2005. Shale Oil Information Center offers its readers what it sees as a timeline for the future of Oil Shale under the provisions of the "Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005".

We welcome any productive insight and/or comments that you may have on Oil Shale and its future under the "Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005"; they may be sent to hq@shaleoilinfo.org.

Several Myths About Shale Oil

In the past there have been several damaging rumors and misrepresentations about shale oil which have done harm to its futher advocation and development as a viable fuel source.

The man who headed the Paraho Corporation in the 1980s, Larry Lukens, has written a brief article countering these false perceptions.

Our First Major Education Project

Shale Oil Information Center has begun working on its first major attempt to Educate America about Oil Shale and how it can be of tremendous benefit for us. Follow the "Projects" item on our website's menu to learn more about the project.

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