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Fox News op-ed blames blue-state energy policy for high heating bills

The op-ed attributes winter price spikes to blocked pipelines and refinery shortages in blue states, leaving families exposed to global oil market fluctuations.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance on BBN This Morning
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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHeating bills are heading up again this winter, and a new Fox News opinion piece says the Iran war isn't the reason.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe piece argues blocked pipelines and refinery shortages in blue states are what make prices spike every winter, and it says that leaves families exposed to swings in the global oil market.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is the argument of one outlet, and it is an opinion column.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe war and the pipelines can both be true, and the family paying the bill does not get to pick which one to be angry at.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEverybody gets a villain. The thermostat still says sixty-two.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSweaters are a perfectly good strategy, Hank. Layering is a mindset.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have seen governments fall over less than a cold kitchen, Vera.

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