[SaveTheChief]

"...the U.S. refining industry simply cannot produce enough ..."

Just what do people think will solve this problem? It doesn't matter if our energy is generated from oil or dirt. If we cannot produce what the market demands, the prices will remain high.

Ignore the activists. Explore for resources. Harvest the new resources in the safest, cleanest way possible. Refine the resources as the market demands.

I don't understand why we continue to put up with this problem when we can do something about it, while at the same time continue to explore the possibilities for alternative fuels.

[Dad was my hero]

I'll believe this country is serious when I see the government giving tax breaks to companies that allow their employees to telecommute. In a country where 75+% of business is service and at least half of that not retail we could save millions of gallons daily allowing telecommuting. I travel to work each day to sit in front of a PC working on a server in another city. I can do the same from home especially now with faster PCs and DSL lines.

Of course the downside of that is that sales of new autos would drop because people wouldn't be piling the mileage on theirs and not need to trade them in as soon. :(