A Little Less Terror in Your Tank

If any of you were frustrated because you were unable to find your "terror free" gasoline, look no further. It's in Nebraska.

Claiming U.S. dollars used to purchase gasoline made from Middle East oil funds terrorism, a group called the Terror-Free Oil Initiative opened the nation's first "terror-free" gas station.

The Coral Springs, Fla.-based group opened its first station Thursday in west Omaha, seeking to sell only gas that originates from countries that do not support terrorism and from oil companies that don't do business in the Middle East.

Let's set aside that last statement that essentially implies that the entire middle east is comprised of terrorists and address this other problemo...

Dalton Kehlbeck, a regional manager for Salt Lake City-based Sinclair, said most of the company's oil comes from the U.S. or Canada, but some is bought on the New York Mercantile Exchange, where oil from all over the world is traded.

"It's a basket of crude oil," he said of the exchange oil. "We cannot be sure where the conglomeration of the product comes from."

The same is true of most oil products sold in the United States.

According to the Energy Information Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Energy, oil refineries often mix oil from different sources and companies during refinement and shipping.

Oops. Perhaps it isn't 100% terror free. More like "terror diluted". The entire thing is a sham and misleading. Not to mention, insulting...not only to the entire middle east, but that they're exploiting people's fears. The way to ween ourselves off the middle east teet o' oil, is to come up with alternative fuel and become less dependent on crude oil. At the moment, the U.S. is a giant energy hog.

Now when will they open a Terror Free Falafel stand? Falafel made from Terror Free chick peas and fava beans. Serve them with Freedom Fries?

Group opens 'terror-free' gas station