From rssfeeds@jmason.org Wed Sep 25 10:24:03 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.example.com Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by jmason.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FEBD16F03 for ; Wed, 25 Sep 2002 10:24:02 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 25 Sep 2002 10:24:02 +0100 (IST) Received: from dogma.slashnull.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8P83iC18354 for ; Wed, 25 Sep 2002 09:03:44 +0100 Message-Id: <200209250803.g8P83iC18354@dogma.slashnull.org> To: yyyy@example.com From: boingboing Subject: Energy gamers screwed California economy Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:03:44 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; encoding=utf-8 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL version=2.50-cvs X-Spam-Level: URL: http://boingboing.net/#85485786 Date: Not supplied Stefan sez: A federal judge has determined that gas pipline manager El Paso did indeed limit natural gas supplies to California, resulting in ruinous prices, rolling blackouts, and smug Cato Institute flaks wagging their fingers at hot-tubbers and environmentalists. California was sitting on a juicy dotcom-era tax windfall before it all got sucked away by this phony crisis. If I were Gov. Davis, I'd sieze every private pipeline, powerline, and power plant and hold them hostage until the energy industry pays back every dime they extorted from the state. Link[1] Discuss[2] (_Thanks, Stefan[3]!_) [1] http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Natural-Gas-Prices.html [2] http://www.quicktopic.com/boing/H/XmSAjzMJqcXB [3] http://www.io.com/~stefanj