[TheForge] OT--Gas prices, gas shortages, price gouging?

[Andrew Vida]

There seem to be covert policies in place.

For example, I'd bet that not too many of you knew that WV has LOTS of 
oil.  Companies are drilling here all the time, and ever well they tap 
gets capped and buried and marked.

Jonathan Barnhart wrote:
> Drilling platforms and refineries are two differant things.  The hurricane shut down refineries in Texas not drilling.  Even if it was just drilling, we'd be getting shipments of oil from somewhere else.  Yeah high oils prices will drive gas prices, but the oil execs closing refineries and keeping them closed has done more to run our gas prices up.  I'm for the pickens plan(look it up online right now).  I'm also for renewable alternative fuels too.  Hybrids aren't enough we need hybrids that run on alcohol, hydrogen,natural gas, propane, biodiesel, vegatable oils, and anything else we can think of.  Besides, there is no actual law against drilling offshore.  It's heavily frowned upon and used as another excuse to gouge prices.
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