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Show Energy boom Dear Editor: Thousands of years ago, as dinosaurs roamed aimlessly across this land, there were no ideas yet conceived of the impact they would have on 20th Century Cen-tury civilization. As that era came to an end, it left behind a rich deposit of energy to be discovered by a more civilized world. In anticipation, scientists, started searching for ways to harness these vast amounts of energy. Geologically, the tract of land bordered by N.E Utah, NW.' Colorado and' S.W. Wyoming, has become known as one ol the richest triangles on earth. The Uintah Basin, being within that triangle, and so close to the clearest evidence of that past ear (the Dinosaur Nat'l. Park) is just beginning to feel the effect of an energy strike. TheGilsonite boom of the fifties, discovery of oil and gas deposits and other energy fields, were but a small example of things lo come. During the Seventies, as the world suddenly realized they faced an energy crunch, immediately, man began to increase his technology. The use of oil shale as a new energy source, and the development of new ways to extract oil from greater depths, brought the energy boom into full swing. As we see more and more daily growth, it is just a minute part of the reality yet to come. There have even been predictions of the growth rate over the next ten years, to be in the neighborhood to ten to twelve thousand per annum. To some, especially those thai do not want the Uintah Basin turned into a major boom area, this sounds preposterous. However, though it may seem said, it is a reality, t he-energy he-energy is here. With an energy hungry nation to feed, new developments lc find and extract all tliat can be oh tained, will continue to be encouraged Thus, the facts must be faced, DinaLand is part of this energy boom. Even as thedinosaur had to give way to a new era, so must we... GARY QUEEN P. O. Box 1355 Vernal, Utah 84078 |