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Article: Bush eyes Utah oil shale
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- June 19, 2008
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WASHINGTON -- Utah lawmakers were happy to hear President Bush
include oil shale development -- and mention Utah -- in his speech
Wednesday on what Congress can do to increase domestic oil supply
and help reduce gas prices.
Bush pointed out that the administration has worked on
alternative energy sources and gas savings technologies, such as a
hydrogen fuel cell, but in the short term, the country needs more
domestic production.
He blamed the short supply of oil compared to the growing demand
on Democrats, emphasizing that they have rejected every proposal he
has sent to increase production in the United States.
"Congress must face a hard reality: Unless members are willing to
accept gas ...