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You all need to be educated on why fuel prices in Califonia are so much higher than the rest of the U.S. It isn't Texas oilmen getting rich, or Bush and his croneys raking it in, or any of that left wing political crap. It is that fact that: 1. California has more stringent standards for fuel blends than the rest of the U.S. All it would take is for the State Assembly to remove those rules so that refineries can produce and sell cheaper blends. Doing so would instantly knock 30 cents a gallon off California's average fuel price. 2. More importantly, federal environmental policy has had the effect of discouraging the construction of new refineries (the U.S. hasn't built a new refinery in decades, while older refineries are running up on their expected lifespan), has discouraged exploration of U.S. oil and gas reserves (e.g. ANWR, offshore California, et al), and has made the construction of new transporation corridors (e.g. those that would result in reduced overall fuel use) prohibitively expensive, whether it be for highway, rail, or waterways. On the latter note, if BNSF or UP wanted to expand trackage, it would take 5 or so years just to get through all the regulatory paperwork/litigation/frivilous environmental lawsuits/etc. Look at how much crap DM&E is going through just to tap into the PRB. You are also correct in that a comprehensive energy bill needs to be passed, but look at which party has been blocking passage of that bill for three years now (hint: it ain't Bush's party). Why are Dascle, et al, doing this? They want to create higher energy prices to try and use it as a political ploy in the 2004 elections by blaming it all on Bush. Given the respones seen on this thread, it seems to be working!
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