I was appalled to learn, just now, that California consumes
nearly 50% of the oil that is exported from the Amazon. How
is that possible? I thought we were climate forward, but this
means that not only are we going to be pumping more CO2 into the
atmosphere when this oil is used, but we are decimating one of the
most vital and endagered carbon capture regions of the world, and
contributing to the destruction of the habitat of indigenous
people. As a citizen of California, I don't want to be
complicit in this travesty. CARB must regulate the rogue
refineries to make sure they are not sourcing oil from this
area.
I just read that Bill McKibben's seminal environmental book,
"The End of Nature," was written in 1989, which means that we have
failed for over thirty years to address our need to end the
destruction of our precious Earth. There is no time to waste,
and everyone who does not do everything they can to fight fossil
fuel expansion: expanding fuel efficiency; committing to the
electrification of public fleets; reducing energy imperialism, is a
villain and must be shamed.
I beg you.
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