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<br />IV. ,SOCIOLOGICAL NEED, ECOJ:lOMIC JYSTIFICATION, AND,,~?CJ.AL ANDiENVIRONJVJENTAL IMPACT
<br />In order for the public and the Governrrent to l1flke a proper evaluation of oil shale
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<br />that might beqe'veloped on the pUblic lands, there should not only be environn:el1tal
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<br />A review of some of tnepe factors might, be carri;;d out by s~~~ groups as the Resource:;;
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<br />por the Future (i.e. John Krutilla) or the National Acadell\Y of Sciences.
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<br />WHAT IS THE illGHEST AND BEST USE OF OIL SHALE?
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<br />,Before the Fed~ral gQyer~t can expect the consensus of the pUblic to permit the
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<br />make public, as weU as ,have control over the uses to which the oil sha],e will be put.
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<br />The Committee on Resources and Man in the National Acadell\Y of Scienc~s has stated that
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<br />by n:ethop.,s other tryan b1.ft'n1ng fossil fuels, ,then it would be desirable to conserve the
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<br />Oil shale leasing on the public lands in Colorado should" not begin until after appro-
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