"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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You need to do a bit of fact checking. The oil companies, themselves,
have decreased the number of refineries. Check and see how many there
were 30 years ago and see how many we have, now.

Bean counters know that you can enhance profits by *artificially
creating* a higher demand. Add that to a demand that *is* increasing
and you have $3/gal. gasoline.

And here's another one..... why is diesel fuel $3.50?



The problem with this issue is who do you believe.

This report blames the oil companies:
http://www.citizen.org/cmep/energy_e...s.cfm?ID=11829

This one blames excessive environmental regulations:
http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba603/


They do share one thing though. Both also blame the government. :-)

Eisboch