Reply #20: I have heard that it is hard to find a place to build an oil refinery,

[pampango]

because, like with nuclear power plants, no one wants one in their back yard. Any new one would have to be near a major port to handle the importing of so much oil and would risk major air and water pollution. I can understand why people near a major port would not want another source of pollution.

If the oil conspirators were really, really smart they would have manufactured the "crisis" years ago (in 2001 they could have blamed it on OBL) without waiting for a hurricane to finally follow the right path up the Gulf to cover their actions. Just imagine all of the excess profits they have missed out on. Perhaps I should give them some credit for being patient enough to wait for just the right moment.