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Exxon, Valero Face New Curbs on Cancer-Causing Gases

Bloomberg -- July 2 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is considering new curbs on U.S. oil refineries whose gas emissions pose a cancer risk to hundreds of thousands of people living near the plants, setting up a potential conflict with companies over the cost of new regulations.

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Submitted Jul 02, 2009 By: clement007

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PissedCanuck Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,695 Points:589,875 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 8:23:48 PM Ignore PissedCanuck Report Abuse Who would even live near a refinery in the first place? With the NIMBY attitude ingrained into all of us, the refinery would not even be there in the first place.
SSchmidty Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,873 Points:555,040 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 8:21:53 PM Ignore SSchmidty Report Abuse So where's the problem?
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:1,761 Points:310,975 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 8:09:05 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse Obama does seam to want us all to be poor, doesn't he?
jeromehasbargen Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,240 Points:246,130 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 8:06:46 PM Ignore jeromehasbargen Report Abuse I think by now there should be a way to refine oil into gas in a way that would not produce cancer causing gases. If there isn't they should find a way.
Romey08 All-Star Author Virginia Posts:603 Points:305,435 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 8:01:17 PM Ignore Romey08 Report Abuse Who thinks of these things? This will just add the cost of gas.
herbiepopnecker Champion Author British Columbia Posts:7,313 Points:1,261,775 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 8:00:34 PM Ignore herbiepopnecker Report Abuse Yeah it's all Obama's fault. Who is he to suggest Exxon control itself.
clement007 All-Star Author Cleveland Posts:664 Points:595,020 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 7:56:47 PM Ignore clement007 Report Abuse Obama is not going to be happy until I am in the poor house!!!!!!!!!!!