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Back in Parachute, the townspeople are mindful of history, the mayor says, adding that he is concerned about another oil shale boom and bust cycle. "Is there a split in town? Pretty badly," says McClung, who won his mayoral seat as a registered independent in 2006. "It's amazing how small issues, like the moratorium, can become such a big focal point. But it's going to be a very hot-button issue."

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  • Posted By: mikemikef @ 11/28/2008 8:03:38 AM

    For those that mentioned the hydrogen hoax, see:
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    T Boone Picken is misleading us. Now he wants to run trucks on natural gas. That would take heaver gas tanks that be 3 times the size and cost a fortune to convert the trucks or buy new ones and not solve the carbon footprint problem. See:
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  • Posted By: mikemikef @ 11/27/2008 9:35:24 PM

    http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/storyTools/print_archive_story.htm?storyID=86305 where it takes too much water and it is smarter to plant jatropha in the land unsuitable for food.

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