On 2005-08-26, Jay Honeck wrote:
One idea: If you've ever driven past Gary, Indiana, you would see mile
after mile of abandoned steel mills (that employed thousands, and used to
stink to holy heaven when I was a boy). That would be a perfect location
for a new refinery or ten.
Erm, there's a reason why all the oil refineries are in places like
Houston and Beaumont, and not in the mid-West.
It would be nice if our supposed "oil president" would issue an executive
order mandating construction of new refineries, pronto -- environmental
restrictions be damned.
Ah. Rape, pillage, poison the earth! And of course, cause premature
death to anyone living downwind.
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