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 | Value | D0 Abnormally Dry | D1 Drought - Moderate | D2 Drought - Severe | D3 Drought - Extreme | D4 Drought - Exceptional | Canada | Newfoundland | |
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Alabama | Romney (R) | ||||||||
Delaware | Obama (D) | ||||||||
District of Columbia | Obama (D) | ||||||||
Illinois | Obama (D) | ||||||||
Indiana | Romney (R) | ||||||||
Iowa | Obama (D) | ||||||||
Kentucky | Romney (R) | ||||||||
Missouri | Romney (R) | ||||||||
Nebraska | Romney (R) | ||||||||
New Jersey | Obama (D) | ||||||||
North Carolina | Romney (R) | ||||||||
Ohio | Obama (D) | ||||||||
Rhode Island | Obama (D) | ||||||||
South Carolina | Romney (R) | ||||||||
Tennessee | Romney (R) | ||||||||
Virginia | Obama (D) | ||||||||
Wisconsin | Obama (D) | ||||||||
Alaska | Romney (R) | 12.1% | |||||||
Arizona | Romney (R) | 63.8% | 16.6% | ||||||
Utah | 17.2% | Romney (R) | 32.8% | 17.5% | 13.0% | ||||
Florida | Obama (D) | 7.50% | |||||||
Idaho | Romney (R) | 35.6% | 49.3% | 3.82% | |||||
Washington | Obama (D) | 14.5% | 7.55% | ||||||
Wyoming | 9.99% | Romney (R) | 63.2% | 11.7% | 2.18% | ||||
Montana | Romney (R) | 31.7% | 16.1% | 8.79% | |||||
North Dakota | Romney (R) | 67.7% | 3.90% | ||||||
Mississippi | Romney (R) | 3.93% | |||||||
West Virginia | Romney (R) | 4.75% | |||||||
Texas | Romney (R) | 23.1% | |||||||
Louisiana | Romney (R) | 38.7% | |||||||
Hawaii | Obama (D) | 42.1% | 42.2% | 5.85% | |||||
Oregon | Obama (D) | 7.64% | 29.3% | 33.5% | |||||
New Mexico | Obama (D) | 32.1% | |||||||
Kansas | Romney (R) | 5.29% | |||||||
Connecticut | Obama (D) | 30.4% | |||||||
Pennsylvania | Obama (D) | 1.99% | |||||||
Colorado | Obama (D) | 9.05% | |||||||
Nevada | Obama (D) | 36.1% | 25.3% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 4.50% | |||
Massachusetts | Obama (D) | 20.6% | |||||||
Georgia | Romney (R) | 2.73% | |||||||
Maryland | Obama (D) | 8.47% | |||||||
Oklahoma | Romney (R) | 21.5% | |||||||
California | Obama (D) | 4.47% | 12.5% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 38.2% | |||
Arkansas | Romney (R) | 4.85% | |||||||
South Dakota | Romney (R) | 11.9% | |||||||
Yukon | 100% | ||||||||
Northwest Territories | 98.8% | ||||||||
New Hampshire | Obama (D) | 14.1% | 0.227% | ||||||
Vermont | Obama (D) | 0.301% | |||||||
Nunavut | 97.0% | ||||||||
Maine | Obama (D) | 0.770% | |||||||
Nova Scotia | 93.4% | ||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 61.5% | ||||||||
Saskatchewan | 100% | ||||||||
New Brunswick | 98.3% | ||||||||
British Columbia | 99.0% | ||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.10% | 97.5% | |||||||
Michigan | Obama (D) | 0.112% | |||||||
Alberta | 10.6% | 100% | |||||||
New York | Obama (D) | 0.168% | |||||||
Québec | 99.3% | 0.194% | |||||||
Manitoba | 99.9% | ||||||||
Ontario | 99.9% | ||||||||
Minnesota | Obama (D) | 5.50% | 0.161% | ||||||
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