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Originally Posted by gunnut
Not quite true. One major supply bottleneck in the US is our refining capacity. Eco-whackos absolutely refuse to allow more refineries to be built. Our last brand new refinery was built in the 70s. So for 30 years our gasoline usage has increased at a fairly high rate but our refining capacity really has not kept up.
One other thing the environmentalists did was to force cleaner gasoline standards. That also increases the cost of refining gas. There are 12 different blends of gasoline for southern California. The refineries also have to switch back and forth between summer formula and winter formula, to control pollution.
The high cost of gasoline is due in large part from our clean air regulations and environmental impacts of drilling and refining. We all say we're willing to pay more for a cleaner environment. But when the bill collectors come, we all b*tch moan and whine about it.
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So, the price of a barrel of oil doubling due to supply constraints isn't to blame for the price of gas doubling it is instead libs who don't want poisonous air...you have an interesting dogmatic point but I think you can see it's BS
During hurricanes or after some other event that shuts down one of our refining centers your point is correct but those price rises are temporary. Now can we build that new refinery in your back yard....because that's the issue. Refineries have to go in someone's backyard