Letter: Salazar promises a “fresh look” at regs

Dear Editor:
On Feb. 15, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that his Department will be taking a “fresh look” at commercial oil shale regulations. This all sounds reasonable. But, when you look past the rhetoric, this is just more bad news for domestic energy production.
Regulations are a critical incentive for oil shale research and development. Energy companies need to understand the rules under which they will operate, including the royalty rates they will pay…