Cities in California are banning the construction of new gas stations in an effort to fight climate change, despite record-high gas prices.
Cities in California are banning the construction of new gas stations in an effort to fight climate change, despite record-high gas prices and the lack of scientific evidence that banning gas in California will have any effect on global temperatures.“We didn’t know what we were doing, actually,” said Petaluma Councilwoman D’Lynda Fischer, who led the charge last yearin the city of 60,000. “We didn’t know we were the first in the world when we banned gas stations.
Since Petaluma’s decision, four other cities in the Bay Area have followed suit, and now, leaders in California’s most car-centric metropolis are hoping to bring the climate-conscious policy to Southern California. It opens a new front in California’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and already is generating opposition from the fuel industry, which argues consumers would suffer.
In 2020 — just weeks after the state suffered rolling blackouts due to a lack of wind and solar power — California Gov. Gavin Newsomthat the state would ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles in 2035 in favor of electric vehicles alone. Analysts warn that Newsom’s mandate could put gas stations, most of which are small businesses, out of commission, while
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