http://netrightdaily.com/2012/10/north-dakota-to-build-first-u-s-oil-refinery-in-30-years/
America hasn’t seen a new oil refinery built in 30 years. That is until this upcoming year, when North Dakota will begin construction on a $400 million refinery.
Nine years ago, North Dakota’s Three Affiliated Tribes asked the Department of Interior to put land in a trust for the building of this refinery, which will be used to produce feed for the tribe’s buffalo herd. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Oct. 10 that the tribe will have control of the land and may begin constructing the refinery next spring.
Given the timing of this announcement, weeks before the presidential election, it begs the question was this decision politically motivated on the part of Team Obama or just mere coincidence? Tribal Chairman Tex Hall told the Associated Press that the refinery will process about 20,000 barrels of oil daily into diesel fuel, gasoline, jet fuel, propane and naptha, as reported by Bloomberg Businessweek. To Read More......
My Take – Since I follow all of this stuff I think that everyone knows that no refineries have been build in the U.S. since the 1970’s. Most don’t have a clue. In 1975 the population of the U.S. was around 250 million and we had over 300 refineries. We now have a population over 300 million and only a little over 150 refineries. Why?
Because the greenies and a corrupt and complicit EPA have done everything in their power to prevent construction via lawsuits. As soon as one lawsuit hurdle is overcome they present another one. Worse yet, they keep coming up with new ways to close those that are operating. It is kind of like a SLAPP suit, which isn’t necessarily based on winning, but based on creating such a huge expense their opponents simply give up. Eventually it gets so expensive they simply stop trying. So one really does have to wonder how this happened? The EPA is to the green movement as Sinn Fein is to the IRA.
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