Refineries are very energy-intensive.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As a policy-maker in our country, I would much rather we have that investment in our refineries.
It's as certain that as long as fossil fuels are the cheapest energy, we will just keep burning them.
The correlation of quality of life and cost of energy is huge.
We waste an awful lot of energy as a Nation through inefficient use of energy.
Liberals in Congress have spent the past three decades pandering to environmental extremists. The policies they have put in place are in large part responsible for the energy crunch we are seeing today. We have not built a refinery in this country for 30 years.
Companies, cities, and potentially even individuals could have a small refinery to make their own fuel.
Energy is called 'the master resource' for a reason.
We've gone from thinking the fuels that powered our growth were inexpensive, inexhaustible and benign to understanding they are exhaustible, expensive and toxic. Once you frame the problem that way, people will look at solutions differently.
I find it interesting that many of the people who want to restrict fossil fuels live in well-developed countries where abundant and affordable energy is readily available.
I travelled around small-town India a lot for a job from 2010-2012, and I was impressed by the energy I encountered in these places.