[Ost-news] Utah: Oil-shale 'rush' is sparking concern

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Oil-shale 'rush' is sparking concern  
By Stephen Speckman  
Deseret Morning News  
Published: Saturday, March 22, 2008 

With oil prices surpassing $100 per barrel, talk of extracting the black gold wherever it can be found in Utah and elsewhere is raising red flags for environmental groups.

The most recent complaint came this week from 26 conservation groups that accuse the Bush administration of rushing to develop oil shale and tar sands and endangering communities and 2 million acres of wild lands in three states, including Utah.

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