Thursday, October 25, 2012

Utah board backs first US oil sands project

Associated Press: Utah gave its final approval Wednesday for the nation's first commercial tar sands project, handing a victory to a Canadian company that aims to start producing 2,000 barrels of oil next year in the start of what could grow into a much larger operation. The Utah Water Quality Board upheld the decision of state regulators and turned back an appeal from a Moab-based environmental group that vows to take up its fight in the state courts. Living Rivers has fought the project every step of the way,...

URL: http://www.sfgate.com/business/energy/article/Utah-board-backs-1st-US-oil-sands-project-3976582.php

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