Posted on 11/18/2009 5:26:51 PM PST by george76
Dorgan, who chairs the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, announced a $457,000 federal Energy Department grant to study the feasibility of a new oil refinery in North Dakota.
What I’ve never understood is why the Rural Electric Co-Op is getting an earmark to study an oil refinery. And on top of that, why are we spending almost a half a million of our grandchildren’s as-yet-unearned tax dollars on studying the feasibility of an oil refinery in the state ?
Plus, we already have one refinery in the state and there’s another one in the works...
Other than the fact that the rural electric co-ops are heavy political supporters of Dorgan, that is.
(Excerpt) Read more at kxnet.com ...
Somebody’s gettin screwed. I’d do that study for a hundred grand.
The rural electric cooperatives organization is VERY influential on Capitol Hill.
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