Oil Shale

Organizations and their works can be good sources of information. However, you must identify the organization's possible biases, levels of expertise, membership requirements, etc. to use this information effectively.

Professional organizations' works are generally created by experts and trained professionals in the subject. Some publish authoritative and/or scholarly works that can be used in your research.

Websites provide up-to-the minute news and information about current events, trends, and controversial topics.  Editorials, commentaries, and other opinion pieces can give you background information about how the subject impacts communities and individuals. 

Center for Oil Shale Technology and Research (COSTAR), Colorado School of Mines

DOE (US Dept. of Energy)

America's Oil Shale: A Roadmap for Federal Decision Making (2004)

Secure Fuels from Domestic Resources: The Continuing Evolution of America's Oil Shale and Tar Sands Industries

Strategic Significance of America's Oil Shale Resource. Volume I  Volume II

BLM (US Bureau of Land Management)

• Oil Shale and Tar Sands
• Oil Shale and Tar Sands Programmatic EIS Information Center

USGS (US Geological Survey) -- Oil Shale (Energy Resources Program)

Institute for Clean and Secure Energy, University of Utah

Environmentally Conscious Consumers for Oil Shale (ECCOS)

National Oil Shale Association (NOSA)