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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: FJB who wrote (1547819)7/13/2025 5:56:34 PM
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Why gas is $2 more per gallon in California.

...part of this gas-price mess is the shrinking number of refineries in California. Phillips 66 and Valero have both announced they’re shutting major facilities—together accounting for nearly 300,000 barrels per day of capacity...

... Chevron, which still operates two of the state’s largest refineries, called the bill “window dressing.” They argue it does nothing to roll back the deeper regulatory burdens, including drilling restrictions and profit caps.

What This Means for Californians

What’s coming is far more than a summer spike. This is structural. Between CARB's climate crusade, automatic tax hikes, and a hostile permitting environment, California drivers are paying nearly $2 more per gallon in taxes and compliance costs than other Americans.

And it’s only going to get worse...

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I wish that Chevron (I'm a CVX shareholder) would announce closing up its refineries and moving out of CA. That would mean severe shortages and $10+ per gallon gas prices. It would also teach CA voters a much needed lesson in electing left wing green loonies to run their state...
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