Because of idiotic "environmental" controls, this country hasn't built a new gasoline refinery in 30 years. The same goes for nuclear power plants, which would free up oil supplies now used to generate electrical power. The same environmental controls mandate complicated formulations for gasoline that vary from region to region, adding yet more to the cost. We desperately need a common sense energy policy but entrenched liberals and Greens block it at every turn. You want to blame somebody for high gas costs, look in the mirror.
There is a new refinery going in someplace in the US, heard on the news this morning, but missed the location, the company, and everything else. Maybe it will come up again.
If memory serves me right (a little Iron Chef lingo there for ya), there are 55 different blends required by law. That is more than 1 per state.
I'm all for nuclear power, but do you really believe that XOM couldn't build a few more refineries SOMEWHERE in the world? Why should they? Follow the money.
"Because of idiotic "environmental" controls, this country hasn't built a new gasoline refinery in 30 years."
IDIOTIC environmental controls ping!
"Allow the 'EVIL' oil companies to build more refineries!"
AND
Build THERMALDEPOLYMERIZATION plants to mine the riches of our landfills!
Are you ready for a buck a gallon gas?!?!
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