From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Doubt you can build one any quicker than that, same with nuclear plants,
just takes time.  Maybe some of the mothballed plants could be
re-activated, or finished and brought on line sooner.

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Glenn M.
"Robert Comer"  wrote in
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>I hadn't heard that, it is good news -- but I want it quicker. 
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> - Bob Comer 
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> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
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>> I'm also encouraged that there is someone in the Arizona/New Mexico area
>> (I believe that's where it is), who is embarking on a new oil refinery,
>> about 4-5 years out before it's online and running.  I suspect it will
>> run near 100% capacity as soon as they can move production levels that
>> high as well. Will probably be more efficient than the current old aging
>> plants are, as well.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Glenn M.
>> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
>> news:430f18e5{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> Refining capacity is also one we have to look at *now*.
>>>
>>>> I, for one, would like to see more "nucular"
power >>> intentional>.  The frenzy over problems, IMO, is grossly
>>>> over-estimated. The only serious/major plant problem is
the Chernobyl
>>>> meltdown, and that was fatally flawed design, and blatant
disregard for
>>>> safety.  I believe France is getting 80+ percent of their power from
>>>> nuclear power now.
>>>
>>> Ohhh, I absolutely hate it when people pronounce it that way, it's like
>>> fingernails on a chock to my ears...   (I agree btw, we should be
>>> building as many modern chalkboard power plants as we can.)
>>>
>>> - Bob Comer
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
>>> news:430f1154{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> Increases on the production side will have little effect,
till we add
>>>> additional refining capacity to the mix.  Our refineries run at near
>>>> 100% capacity all the time, heck we're even importing
refined gasoline
>>>> to fill the demand.  Pumping more out of the ground, to
replace foreign
>>>> supplied crude won't materially help the
"crunch".  It MIGHT allow more
>>>> crude to flow to the expanding Chinese market though, but I would
>>>> expect that newly pumped crude to flow at current market
prices.  Heck,
>>>> having all of our reserves at the "ready to
pump" point, could be
>>>> advantageous, when the middle east pumps dry, we could step in an
>>>> become the new oil power (yea, right)....
>>>>
>>>> Demand has to go down.  Shelley and I are now car-pooling
several days
>>>> a week, keeping the Ford Windstar parked, and driving in
the 96 Miata
>>>> (28 MPG), which is nice, both the ride, companion in the
car, and good
>>>> gas mileage.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe it's also time to "slow us down" again.  I
was never fond of the
>>>> "Double Nickel" speed limit, but interstate
speeds have gotten WAY out
>>>> of hand again.  Heck, if you go 5 MPH OVER the speed
limit, you still
>>>> get run over.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think there is any short term solution, but we're not really
>>>> looking at serious long term ones, either.
>>>>
>>>> I, for one, would like to see more "nucular"
power >>> intentional>.  The frenzy over problems, IMO, is grossly
>>>> over-estimated. The only serious/major plant problem is
the Chernobyl
>>>> meltdown, and that was fatally flawed design, and blatant
disregard for
>>>> safety.  I believe France is getting 80+ percent of their power from
>>>> nuclear power now.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Glenn M.
>>>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>>>> news:430dfb88$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>> They should go into effect at all until the democraps
get on board
>>>>> with ANWR
>>>>> and other increases on the production side.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gary
>>>>>
>>>>> "Robert Comer"
 wrote in message
>>>>> news:430dc161{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>> Not to go into effect immediately, it's a start,
not a "good" start.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Bob Comer
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "John Cuccia"
 wrote in message
>>>>>> news:jnaqg19qb6mvfuosrgra3gh7uk7bqhpm7l{at}4ax.com...
>>>>>> > Looks like the administration is going to
toughen, at least
>>>>>> > somenwat,
>>>>>> > economy standards on SUVs and light trucks. 
It's a good start at
>>>>>> > addressing the demand side of the equation.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > http://www.parapundit.com/archives/002957.html
>>>>>>
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