Comment by 01100011
16 hours ago
CA buying gasoline from Bermuda, shipped via the Panama Canal, because it refuses to allow new refineries is the perfect demonstration of this.
16 hours ago
CA buying gasoline from Bermuda, shipped via the Panama Canal, because it refuses to allow new refineries is the perfect demonstration of this.
That's also kind of a pigovian tax though, right? By making gasoline more expensive they discourage its use. I guess they're chicken to make it an actual tax
Also why wouldn't it come from other US states? Seems easier
Sadly, it does not come from other states. It comes from other countries which, amazingly, tend to have much less strict environmental regulations.
Yes, California is a little cleaner because we have fewer refineries and gas is more expensive, but globally we are probably about even.
Pipelines, the Jones Act and CA blend requirements prevent CA from getting much gas from other states.