If oil companies were allowed to drill where the largest deposits are (which are the cheapest areas for them to produce, wells capped when producing just fine etc) ,IE within 50 miles of the coast and in other places where it is blocked by the environmentalists.
Plus all the shale and coal put into federal park lands.
Indeed.
And it's not just oil. The last refinery was built in this country 30 years ago.
They've been trying to build one in Yuma for about a dozen years but think about it, 30 freaking years. It amazes me supply hasn't been a problem. 30 years!
So when there's a cold snap and a big increase in heating oil demand and the price of gas goes up people are surprised?
Sigh, I guess that won't happen once the government takes over that market and sends all the capitalists to reeducation camps.