Peter Duniho wrote:

The article, which neither of you apparently read, pointed out that not only
have no new refineries been built, oil companies have CLOSED refineries
already built. If they need refineries so badly, why did they close the
ones they had?

They close them because it reduces supply and allows them to charge more. Of
course, they really prefer it if they can force *another* company to close
*their* refineries (as Mobil Oil did in California) rather than closing their own.

The rest of Pete's post matches the report of the vote on "All Things
Considered" (NPR) the other day.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.