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Cheap gas still = big vehicles in California
« on: October 19, 2019, 07:59:20 PM »
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California is not on track to meet its greenhouse gas emission goals, in part because Californians just aren’t ready to give up their trucks and SUVs.
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/california/article235758522.html

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Re: Cheap gas still = big vehicles in California
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2019, 08:01:50 PM »
Oh and this...

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The report also raised concern about the emissions produced by California’s wildfires. In 2018, wildfires put so much greenhouse gas into the atmosphere that they exceeded, nine times over, the amount of emissions reduced in 2017.

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Re: Cheap gas still = big vehicles in California
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2019, 11:19:41 PM »
We only get edgy about mpg when gas hits $4/gal.

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Re: Cheap gas still = big vehicles in California
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2019, 10:04:12 AM »
The last time we filled up in Raleigh @ Costco gas was $2.29
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