Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Practical Method for Getting Oil from Oil Shale?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the save-my-pocket-book dept.

ConfigurationManager writes "An article in the Rocky Mountain News describes how Shell has demonstrated a practical way to extract oil from the shale deposits in Colorado. Since it describes those deposits as "the largest fossil fuel deposits in the world," that could be a very good thing for those of us who are currently paying anywhere from $3 on up for a gallon of regular unleaded."

4 of 854 comments (clear)

  1. Alternative headline by Elkboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shell bosses feel chilly, find new way to warm Earth.

  2. Re:I feel so sorry for you! by toupsie · · Score: 4, Funny
    3 Dollar a gallon -- how about 3 euro a Litre!

    And they say Americans are stupid for not adopting the metric system. Look at how much we save by using Imperial measurements!

    --
    Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
  3. Re:Quit yer whinin' by Spackler · · Score: 4, Funny

    Many people here in Europe pay over $5.60 per gallon nowadays. We wish we had $3.00 per gallon prices.

    Yeah, but my SUV only gets a quarter of the mileage your little Peugeot gets. Looking at the real math,

    you pay (US-Gas * 2)
    but (Mileage * 4)

    making my costs per mile DOUBLE yours in Europe. I'm amazed you can't understand why we are complaining.

    Now that I have made it clear, we are paying twice as much as you are.

  4. Re:I feel so sorry for you! by HugePedlar · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm considering cycling past the local schools here and slapping bumper stickers on all the SUVs parked outside. Two slogans spring immediately to mind:

    "Protecting my Kids... Fucking the Environment!"

    "MY kids are safe... YOURS aren't!"

    --
    Argh.