Oh Oh, It Was Bound to Happen

I was wondering how the Northeast survived the winter's high cost of heating oil:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/25/us/25heating.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1209114383-hSYydTGoq4bAhyu5WJv74g