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I am sitting in Asheville NC right now. The area is very quiet because of the curent scarcety of gasolene. It reminds me of the Day after 9/11 when I was in NY city and no cars were moving either. This time there are no jets flying overhead.
I now it is because of the recent hurricane, but I cannot help but wonder if this is in part a ploy by the oil companies to push their agenda for more oil production. I’m sure they will take advantage of anything to make sure we support their agenda.
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P.S. I don’t work for any oil affliated company.
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Just be glad they didn’t let the market price rise to match the reduced supply….
Truth time: The recovery, refining, and delivery system is near its limit of capability. _Any_ disturbance causes a major disruption – low deliveries, or price spikes, take your pick. The refining companies have not built new refineries in years because (a) the present ones have slowly increased capacity, and (b) they know there isn’t additional oil out there to feed the plants.
As for myself, I think it would be better if the total ban on new drilling fields were continued – it would accelerate our shift to a low oil economy. I have absolute faith that stronger demand for a ‘greener’ energy supply will result in technical developments to provide it, at a decreasing cost per delivered KW. I also have faith that the new energy sources will bring with them their own drawbacks, which in turn must be handled. We will only learn how when we find out what they are. With luck, they will be more manageable than the issues brought on by large combustion of gasoline.
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