Letter: U.S. to blame for high gas prices
Supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline at a State Department hearing in Port Arthur, Texas (Sept. 26, 2011). Credit: AP
Your editorial cites instability in the Middle East as causing gas prices to spike, not our politicians. I have a few questions you didn't address.
Did instability in the Mideast stop the Keystone XL pipeline?
Did instability in the Mideast prevent drilling for oil in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans while Canada drills in both and Mexico right off the coast of California?
Does instability cause our government to ignore the fact that this country is awash in natural gas?
It seems our government hinders anything that will bring us closer to energy efficiency. I think our politicians have a lot to do with the price of gasoline and anything energy-related.
Tom Tierney, Greenlawn
With oil prices rising due to tension in the Middle East, has anyone in government begun to question record profits made by oil corporations?
Jeff Sklar, South Setauket
