The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
January 25, 2010, Dennis Webb

The Bureau of Land Management received two applications in Colorado and one in Utah in its second offering of oil shale research and development leases, agency spokesman Matt Spangler said Monday. That compares to about 20 applications during a previous lease offering that led to six leases being issued. ...

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