[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

But critics apparently see no connection between damage, shortages and price increases, so they want "solutions." Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) wants the Federal Trade Commission to investigate so-called "price gouging." Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) is introducing a bill to tax energy companies' profits. The state of Hawaii has already instituted price controls on energy and other states are considering similar measures.

I can't stand these people. I just can't stand them.

Fortunately, President Bush and the Republicans may be about to do something good (for a change): loosen environmental regulations on the oil industry. Imagine: we could see offshore drilling in Florida, and maybe even new refineries being built.

[quantfive]

"Fortunately, President Bush and the Republicans may be about to do something good (for a change): loosen environmental regulations on the oil industry. Imagine: we could see offshore drilling in Florida, and maybe even new refineries being built."

Keep loosening the restrictions on nuke power. Nuke power can create the energy we need en masse to convert raw organic products into biodiesel. Once biodiesel is a market of it's own, we decrease market demand for foreign petrol and the price for those products decrease. Gives us independance and eventually a product we can export for profit.

[Smokin' Joe]

Dorgan (D-ND ) would remove the development capital from the oil companies before they get it. He forgets that west of Minot, directly or indirectly, the oil industry is a major income source for North Dakotans.

But then, the last time he showed up out here in an off election year that I saw him, was to do the presentation (disguised as a hearing) before they shut down the doppler radar at Williston.