I have no knowledge concerning a refinery in Alaska or its feasibility. It would seem that an extension of the Alaska pipeline to any area of major production would be a better and less expensive plan. I have no idea how they combat the flow of oil in the below 0 cold. Fritz
________________________________ From: qui...@clearwire.net [mailto:qui...@clearwire.net] Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 1:58 PM To: Don Cooper; o...@texascavers.com Subject: [ot_caving] Alaska refinery A thought on the refinery in Alaska. The short summer and other factors might make it not very cost efective to refine in Alaska. Also there are the ice fogs created by the power plants - it might be worse with a refinery. I have had to drive in it!!!! Ugggggg! Then the chance of a quake in the Anchorage area like the last one. There were large cracks in the earth as far up as Fairbanks. Then ther are permafrost melts under the roads and I would think it would make for a problem finding a place to build. You have to watch were you build a house and I have seen the road south out of Fairbanks have dips that were feet not inches from this.
