Obama pans Bush's approach to energy development Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says the federal government should collaborate with communities and groups affected by energy development across the West. Obama told the Glenwood Springs Post Independent after his rally in Denver Sunday that another goal should be sustaining the other natural resources in the path of energy development. “I have been troubled by how the Bush administration approaches it, which seems to always have the scales tilted toward unbridled development without considering the views of local communities,” Obama said. “When it comes to oil shale right now,” Obama said, “I think we have to do more research and more science to discover whether or not the amount of oil that would be generated would justify what would inevitably be some disruption of the landscape here in Colorado.” Obama added that it's important for the country to develop its natural resources, and that “Colorado is blessed with a lot of natural resources.” Development plans, though, should include input from conservationists, hunters and anglers and ranchers as well as business interests, he said....