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California’s record gasoline prices and long service station lines are a warning to all of us about what green energy can do to our pocketbooks.
On Monday, California gasoline cost $4.67 per gallon, compared with the $3.81 U.S. average. California’s environmental standards are the most stringent in the country, and Californians are paying the price.
The price spike started with an August fire in Chevron’s Richmond refinery. Then, two other refineries, operated by Tesoro and Exxon Mobil, went down for maintenance. Because California requires different blends of gasoline from other states, and pipelines across the Rockies are limited, gasoline can’t be shipped in from elsewhere.
2012-10-12 01:28:11
Source: http://climatechangedispatch.com/home/10578-california-gas-prices-are-a-warning