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  • Refineries and oil terminals are full, yet prices are rising

    04/20/2006 1:17:48 PM PDT · by NYer · 110 replies · 3,247+ views
    Asia News ^ | April 20, 2006 | Maurizio d’Orlando
    Capital movements due to fears over a possible US-Iran war, financial speculation or market meltdown are driving crude prices upward. Milan (AsiaNews) – Capital movements on commodity exchanges, not low supply are pushing oil prices upward. Brent crude has reached US$ 74 a barrel because of lowered refinery use and a backup in crude inventories that has left many a super tanker waiting to unload. Oil storage has become a problem since facilities are full in the Persian Gulf, Europe, the Americas and even Asia. Even Israel, which built huge embargo-busting oil depots to allow the country to survive every...
  • This Is Your County on Meth

    01/20/2006 12:23:01 PM PST · by JTN · 154 replies · 3,822+ views
    Slate ^ | Jan. 19, 2006 | Jack Shafer
    Another bogus survey from the National Association of Counties. The dukes of deception who run the National Association of Counties are insulting your intelligence once again with a half-cocked "survey" about the methamphetamine menace. Now, before I commence, let me assert that I know all about the dangers—and the pleasures, such as they are—of methamphetamine. While correspondence from readers detailing their personal meth sufferings or those of a family member will cause my Gmail inbox to swell, not even the most horrific testimonial will persuade me to recant what I'm about to write. Thank you. The survey in question, titled...