INHOFE BACKING FOR BRAC REFINERY PLAN FAILS TO QUELL BROAD SKEPTICISM

Senate environment committee chairman James Inhofe's (R-OK) backing, following Hurricane Katrina, of administration plans to site oil refineries on closed military bases is doing little to build support for the idea from base redevelopers and local government officials. These officials say community opposition, the long period of time DOD is afforded before closures become effective, and a mismatch between available properties and ideal refinery locations are just a few of the obstacles standing in the way of implementing the idea...