Oil Shale or Tar Sands
North AmericaEconomicPhysical EnvironmentLocations of major sedimentary rock formations and loose sands containing petroleum in North America
natureA map of North America highlighting oil shale or tar sands areas shaded in red. The region along the boundary of Utah in the northeast along with Wyoming is shaded. The northern region of Alberta is also shaded.
Oil Shale or Tar Sands | 2.0 to 3.0 | 3.0 to 4.0 | 4.0 to 5.0 | 5.0 to 7.0 | 7.0 to 9.0 | 9.0 to 11.0 | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yukon | 0.183% | 84.6% | 15.2% | |||||
Northwest Territories | 42.5% | 40.6% | 16.9% | |||||
Nunavut | 0.715% | 79.8% | 19.5% | |||||
Nova Scotia | 2.28% | 97.7% | ||||||
Prince Edward Island | 100% | |||||||
Saskatchewan | 100% | |||||||
New Brunswick | 100% | |||||||
British Columbia | 1.02% | 33.9% | 65.1% | |||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 24.5% | 75.5% | ||||||
Alberta | 10.6% | 100% | ||||||
Québec | 74.3% | 25.7% | ||||||
Manitoba | 84.3% | 15.7% | ||||||
Ontario | 88.8% | 11.2% | ||||||
Alabama | 0.226% | 99.8% | McCain (R) | |||||
Alaska | 6.12% | 51.8% | 41.5% | 0.619% | McCain (R) | |||
Arizona | 54.1% | 45.9% | McCain (R) | |||||
Arkansas | 100% | McCain (R) | ||||||
California | 29.5% | 70.5% | Obama (D) | |||||
Colorado | 100% | Obama (D) | ||||||
Connecticut | 100% | Obama (D) | ||||||
Delaware | 100% | Obama (D) | ||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | Obama (D) | ||||||
Florida | 80.2% | 19.8% | Obama (D) | |||||
Georgia | 10.5% | 89.5% | McCain (R) | |||||
Hawaii | 4.46% | 95.5% | Obama (D) | |||||
Idaho | 100% | McCain (R) | ||||||
Illinois | 4.57% | 95.4% | Obama (D) | |||||
Indiana | 3.46% | 96.5% | Obama (D) | |||||
Iowa | 100% | Obama (D) | ||||||
Kansas | 100% | McCain (R) | ||||||
Kentucky | 97.3% | 2.66% | McCain (R) | |||||
Louisiana | 22.6% | 77.4% | McCain (R) | |||||
Maine | 1.11% | 98.9% | Obama (D) | |||||
Maryland | 97.8% | 2.21% | Obama (D) | |||||
Massachusetts | 0.220% | 9.11% | 90.7% | Obama (D) | ||||
Michigan | 100% | Obama (D) | ||||||
Minnesota | 100% | Obama (D) | ||||||
Mississippi | 1.68% | 98.3% | McCain (R) | |||||
Missouri | 13.6% | 86.4% | McCain (R) | |||||
Montana | 100% | McCain (R) | ||||||
Nebraska | 100% | McCain (R) | ||||||
Nevada | 36.6% | 63.4% | Obama (D) | |||||
New Hampshire | 100% | Obama (D) | ||||||
New Jersey | 74.2% | 25.8% | Obama (D) | |||||
New Mexico | 10.1% | 89.9% | Obama (D) | |||||
New York | 2.91% | 97.1% | Obama (D) | |||||
North Carolina | 0.811% | 99.2% | Obama (D) | |||||
North Dakota | 100% | McCain (R) | ||||||
Ohio | 11.8% | 88.2% | Obama (D) | |||||
Oklahoma | 62.1% | 37.9% | McCain (R) | |||||
Oregon | 12.9% | 72.2% | 14.9% | Obama (D) | ||||
Pennsylvania | 12.1% | 87.9% | Obama (D) | |||||
Rhode Island | 100% | Obama (D) | ||||||
South Carolina | 0.446% | 99.6% | McCain (R) | |||||
South Dakota | 100% | McCain (R) | ||||||
Tennessee | 100% | McCain (R) | ||||||
Texas | 0.717% | 88.6% | 10.7% | McCain (R) | ||||
Utah | 17.2% | 100% | McCain (R) | |||||
Vermont | 100% | Obama (D) | ||||||
Virginia | 100% | Obama (D) | ||||||
Washington | 0.721% | 92.9% | 6.36% | Obama (D) | ||||
West Virginia | 92.6% | 7.41% | McCain (R) | |||||
Wisconsin | 100% | Obama (D) | ||||||
Wyoming | 9.99% | 100% | McCain (R) | |||||
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