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 | Amerindian and Indo-European | Eskimo-Aleut | Indo-European | No data | Arid and low water use | Low (<10%) | Low-medium (10-20%) | Medium-high (20-40%) | High (40-80%) | Extremely high (>80%) | Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (1 m) | |
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Arizona | Romney (R) | 19.5% | 80.5% | 3.34% | 9.37% | 6.97% | 0.448% | 4.52% | |||||
Utah | 17.2% | Romney (R) | 0.663% | 99.3% | 20.8% | 13.7% | 0.313% | 0.420% | 49.5% | ||||
Yukon | 88.3% | 11.6% | 0.107% | 0.923% | 99.0% | ||||||||
Idaho | Romney (R) | 100% | 0.772% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 8.83% | 44.9% | ||||||
Vermont | Obama (D) | 100% | 7.27% | 88.3% | 4.41% | ||||||||
Wyoming | 9.99% | Romney (R) | 100% | 21.7% | 0.541% | 70.3% | |||||||
Montana | Romney (R) | 100% | 28.7% | 2.60% | 14.6% | 5.24% | 35.2% | ||||||
North Dakota | Romney (R) | 100% | 7.38% | 3.22% | 4.45% | 0.249% | 9.67% | 36.7% | |||||
Kentucky | Romney (R) | 100% | 76.6% | 17.7% | 5.68% | ||||||||
Saskatchewan | 12.5% | 87.5% | 4.25% | 59.9% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.67% | 0.868% | |||||
Mississippi | Romney (R) | 100% | 74.5% | 1.57% | 23.9% | ||||||||
West Virginia | Romney (R) | 100% | 63.6% | 17.6% | 14.6% | ||||||||
Nebraska | Romney (R) | 100% | 0.605% | 3.54% | 22.3% | 73.5% | |||||||
Texas | Romney (R) | 99.8% | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.84% | 1.94% | 22.5% | 2.71% | |||||
Missouri | Romney (R) | 100% | 45.5% | 14.9% | 0.131% | 5.37% | |||||||
New Mexico | Obama (D) | 100% | 30.3% | 0.128% | 7.32% | 21.7% | |||||||
Kansas | Romney (R) | 100% | 0.176% | 1.82% | 13.8% | 68.4% | |||||||
Wisconsin | Obama (D) | 100% | 5.67% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 9.68% | |||||||
British Columbia | 63.0% | 0.157% | 92.0% | 1.55% | 0.285% | ||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 34.1% | 14.7% | 24.7% | 74.5% | |||||||||
Michigan | Obama (D) | 100% | 56.0% | 3.00% | 4.63% | 9.70% | |||||||
Alberta | 10.6% | 55.4% | 0.298% | 3.52% | 56.8% | 0.267% | 4.01% | 3.67% | 11.4% | ||||
Pennsylvania | Obama (D) | 100% | 1.42% | 27.8% | 49.9% | 3.96% | |||||||
Colorado | Obama (D) | 100% | 0.795% | 9.40% | 85.2% | ||||||||
Nevada | Obama (D) | 100% | 8.21% | 0.731% | 1.40% | 0.413% | 2.80% | 24.0% | |||||
Québec | 24.9% | 34.9% | 0.469% | 99.1% | 0.240% | ||||||||
Manitoba | 4.25% | 66.4% | 0.656% | 83.1% | 11.7% | 2.04% | 1.39% | ||||||
Oklahoma | Romney (R) | 100% | 11.4% | 5.60% | 4.28% | 17.9% | 30.0% | ||||||
Tennessee | Romney (R) | 100% | 90.1% | 5.50% | |||||||||
Ontario | 49.9% | 50.0% | 97.2% | 1.67% | 1.13% | ||||||||
Arkansas | Romney (R) | 100% | 12.6% | 46.8% | 33.2% | 6.01% | |||||||
South Dakota | Romney (R) | 100% | 32.7% | 3.47% | 37.3% | 22.0% | |||||||
Ohio | Obama (D) | 100% | 3.42% | 0.721% | 29.0% | ||||||||
Indiana | Romney (R) | 100% | 0.434% | 1.19% | 8.61% | 4.78% | |||||||
Minnesota | Obama (D) | 100% | 21.0% | 3.81% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 22.0% | ||||||
Iowa | Obama (D) | 100% | 26.6% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 16.3% | 0.628% | ||||||
Illinois | Obama (D) | 100% | 30.9% | 0.187% | 44.1% | 9.75% | |||||||
Alaska | Romney (R) | 27.6% | 0.108% | 0.153% | 0.132% | 87.9% | 0.193% | 0.154% | 1.32% | 0.230% | |||
Northwest Territories | 52.2% | 7.85% | 4.66% | 0.342% | 3.62% | 0.106% | |||||||
District of Columbia | Obama (D) | 100% | 100% | 6.93% | |||||||||
Florida | Obama (D) | 98.8% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.590% | 0.876% | |||||
New Hampshire | Obama (D) | 100% | 17.2% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 8.46% | 0.244% | ||||||
Rhode Island | Obama (D) | 94.9% | 0.183% | 86.5% | 6.09% | 3.07% | |||||||
Washington | Obama (D) | 0.121% | 72.6% | 3.37% | 5.42% | 0.287% | 6.53% | 0.110% | |||||
Nunavut | 8.72% | 0.383% | 0.977% | 0.979% | 18.2% | 0.118% | |||||||
Maine | Obama (D) | 0.167% | 94.9% | 2.65% | 0.228% | 0.817% | 0.127% | ||||||
Nova Scotia | 18.3% | 0.182% | 80.1% | 0.134% | |||||||||
Virginia | Obama (D) | 99.7% | 11.9% | 0.775% | 16.4% | 1.64% | 0.108% | ||||||
Delaware | Obama (D) | 99.2% | 0.105% | 37.7% | 61.1% | 5.31% | |||||||
Prince Edward Island | 94.3% | 98.5% | 1.21% | ||||||||||
Louisiana | Romney (R) | 0.147% | 54.5% | 20.6% | 5.75% | 0.728% | |||||||
Hawaii | Obama (D) | 1.39% | 7.82% | 1.26% | |||||||||
North Carolina | Romney (R) | 99.4% | 0.116% | 12.2% | 54.7% | 3.14% | 0.982% | 0.189% | |||||
Oregon | Obama (D) | 99.9% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 11.8% | 4.82% | 0.772% | 0.847% | 0.116% | ||||
New Brunswick | 99.2% | 99.5% | 0.167% | ||||||||||
Alabama | Romney (R) | 99.9% | 92.6% | 5.45% | 0.987% | 0.215% | |||||||
New Jersey | Obama (D) | 99.1% | 0.162% | 3.07% | 94.0% | 1.76% | 2.79% | ||||||
South Carolina | Romney (R) | 99.8% | 0.748% | 24.6% | 36.2% | 3.55% | |||||||
Connecticut | Obama (D) | 99.9% | 0.460% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.35% | 0.331% | |||||
Massachusetts | Obama (D) | 0.557% | 0.206% | 0.166% | 33.6% | 8.30% | 30.7% | 0.375% | |||||
Georgia | Romney (R) | 99.9% | 8.71% | 47.0% | 37.9% | 0.545% | |||||||
New York | Obama (D) | 2.63% | 25.4% | 5.89% | 56.3% | 5.19% | 0.401% | 0.163% | |||||
Maryland | Obama (D) | 98.1% | 0.151% | 4.45% | 64.3% | 1.05% | 8.49% | 0.568% | |||||
California | Obama (D) | 99.7% | 0.688% | 12.5% | 0.232% | 17.8% | 2.26% | 1.00% | 0.557% |
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