To the editor: It’s loopy to me that with a lot of the world actually burning down round us, we’re nonetheless apprehensive about gasoline costs going up. (“Another refinery shuts down in California. What happens to gas prices?” Oct. 18)
As an alternative we ought to be targeted on ending our dependancy to automobiles, which is what bought us into this mess to start with. Low gasoline costs simply lengthen that dependancy and don’t replicate the environmental price that automobiles have taken.
I’m upset that the governor is losing time making an attempt to maintain gasoline costs low when he ought to be encouraging an all-hands-on-deck effort to construct the infrastructure we have to ditch automobiles for good. Think about residing in a world the place we aren’t dependent upon the whims of the oil business to afford our each day commute.
Justin Johnson, Hermosa Seaside
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To the editor: The closure of these refineries is sweet information for the atmosphere. It reveals the fossil gas business is on the decline.
You quote the California Fuels and Comfort Alliance Alessandra Magnasco as saying that our leaders are extra involved with political theater than with actual issues. Information flash for Magnasco: Local weather change is an actual drawback.
Some have questioned whether or not the state can meet the purpose of all new passenger automobiles and vehicles being zero-emission by 2035. These closures, certainly, will assist transfer us in that path.
Murray Zichlinsky, Lengthy Seaside