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3Hotdogs

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2. It's not that simple. Oil refineries are built to refine a specific grade of oil. Other grades are shipped overseas

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 07:58 AM

11 hrs ago

to countries whose refineries can process it.

Tar sands oil goes out of our country because we can't refine it without building new refineries. Then you get N.I.M.B.Y. resistante.

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It's not that simple. Oil refineries are built to refine a specific grade of oil. Other grades are shipped overseas 3Hotdogs 11 hrs ago #2

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