http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051003/ap_on_sc/shale_unlocking_the_rock
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Shell Exploration & Production Co. has been out here for nine years, trying to bake shale oil from the ground by using heating rods drilled into layers of rock.
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That is just plain silly, I can think of at least two better ways to do this.
1. We build a nuke plan over the shale field and let it melt down - just a little China Syndrome - not going 100% wacky. The oil should melt and cool it all down just like in a Porsche 911.
2. Solar power used to melt the oil, a big mirror in orbit beaming down, or something a little more conventional.
