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Originally Posted by twstrchasr
Atticus, you are very correct in saying that there is no incentive for "big oil" to change anything. Their record profits surely won't be fed into producing any new refineries..Speaking of which, when was the last new refinery built ?? 1973 ??!! Quite frankly there is plenty of blame to go around. Ultimately it may fall into the hands of consumers if there is to be any change at all. Views about diesels like Shotts "stinky, dirty, noisy, etc.." will have to change if there is any hope for the diesel to gain favor in the USA !!
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I agree. Also, I think it's important to start looking at other forms of energy. But, in the meantime, there's no real good reason for gas to be as expensive as it is. One of the problems with gas is that it is really only regulated "one way," that is, it is taxed. There's no effective regulation in terms of keeping prices down. Even milk is subsidized to some degree. Gas, apparently, is not.
I don't know a lot about this industry. I would love for someone who works in the energy business to post up and explain why gas costs what it does, and what steps could be implemented to create lower prices. I know that unrest in Nigeria is affecting a large source of our crude.