Environmental News

Discussion in 'Environmental Discussion' started by tochatihu, Oct 22, 2015.

  1. tochatihu

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    "two low-albedo "DEI" days"

    Fascinating use of "albedo" ... how does this reflect upon us?

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    That's true, but with the closure of refineries in calif, Gavin Newsom is also imposing $5,000 per day fines on many of the mom & pop gas station owners who can't afford to dig up their old storage tanks that are single wall. Double wall replacements with labor cost a cool $2 million so it's cheaper for them to go out of business selling fuel. There (in theory) could be financial help from California but the process is so constipated, some have waited over 2 years just to see if they qualify. The multinational fossil fuel Corp's can afford it - but with so many 100s if not 1,000s of reduced stations - that too will have an impact on fuel prices there. Places like Reno, & much if not all of Arizona import fuel from california, so it's not just a one state problem . Might be a good time to pick up a Ford electric pickup as the prices may fall - since Ford is killing production
     
    #3002 hill, Dec 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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