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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 01:10 PM Original message |
Experts say oil refineries stretched too thin |
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ItNerd4life (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. A few problems with their analysis |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 01:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. that is an excellent point |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 02:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Yep. If, when they've finished building the new refinery, the demand |
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Lobster Martini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. More like foresight has been stretched too thin... |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. I used to agree with that but DU educated me otherwise. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
39. My wife's dad was a farmer and my wife grew up on a farm... |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. We've had years and billions of dollars.. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Greed and indolence. The very thing the middle class is currently being blamed for. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's not in their best interest (profit) to build refineries. |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. Let me give the oil companies some free advice |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. I have heard that refineries are environmental nightmares. |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 02:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. that is a republican talking point which I find hard to believe |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 04:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I'll take you word on it being a RW TP, but is it true? |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. it probably is somewhat true |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 04:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Cars can be environmental nightmares too. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Also true. The plus side is, this will |
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Sapere aude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
34. We have one practically on the beach here in Goviota, CA It was even hit by a Japanese sub in WWII. |
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CabalPowered (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. Well maybe they shouldn't have closed so many |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. 30+ refineries across the US |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
37. Big oil driving down the price of oil? |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 06:02 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. They think and plan with a long view. nt |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
12. meanwhile the Saudis are building refineries |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 04:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Maybe America really is being abandoned? |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
13. the only thing stretched thin |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
15. Holy enronomics, batman... |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:50 PM Response to Reply #15 |
42. I had no idea they were losing money |
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jdiggity (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
20. Quick question |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. yes and no |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. That's the whole problem of tackling global warming in a nutshell |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Not only that |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. It benefits the farmers |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:29 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. If you're talking about |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. now if the gas prices went up from taxes and that money helped the poor |
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Malidictus Maximus (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. Yep |
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A wise Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. Yeah and I'd like to sale anyone that believes |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
24. Some of our oil-soaked congress critters had a hand in that |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. now who James would you be Inhofe would you be talking about? |
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Sapere aude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
32. Why do they never have a story that goes, OMG something great happened and prices are going down? |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
33. High gas prices should increase incentives for oil companies to build refineries |
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Sapere aude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Only in a market where there is competition. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:35 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Why is there always 3 gas stations on one street corner? |
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Sapere aude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:43 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. The gas stations don't control any of this. The oil companies own them. |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:50 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. True |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
41. Since Big Oil won't keep the refineries open... |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
44. Lest we forget..... |
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