Americans for Prosperity Responds to Sen. Salazar’s Oil Shale Op-ed

This morning’s Washington Post carries an op-ed by U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado, in which he repeatedly talks down the promise of oil shale exploration in his home state, which could create thousands of new jobs and significantly increase domestic oil production, thereby easing gas prices.

In response, Americans for Prosperity’s new Colorado State Director, Jim Pfaff, has submitted the following letter to the editor for publication in the Post:

To the Editor:

In his recent op-ed (“Heedless Rush to Oil Shale,” July 15, 2008), U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar pessimistically and cynically disparages the idea of opening up Colorado’s vast oil shale reserves as a way to lower the price of gasoline for American drivers.

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