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Well that's kind of the point, get the companies that pollute with impunity out of our communities. Things like oil fields and refineries take up so much acreag

by asdff 3y ago

Well that's kind of the point, get the companies that pollute with impunity out of our communities. Things like oil fields and refineries take up so much acreage for the amount of people they employ, and many are still situated adjacent to homes.

vorpalhex 3y ago
Assuming you like things like groceries that aren't grown in California.. you sort of want oil extraction and processing.
- anigbrowl 3y ago
  Agriculture is one of CA's largest economic outputs.
  - vorpalhex 3y ago
    Not everything grows in California.
    - anigbrowl 3y ago
      Sure, but it's not like fossil fuels are the only way to power transport, although they're certainly the easiest way at present thanks to all the existing plant & infrastructure.
- asdff 3y ago
  Why? Neither oil nor agriculture are large sectors as other parts of the californian economy, both contribute like 7% combined to the state GDP (1,2). Oil can be bought from elsewhere, it doesn't need to be extracted from the middle of residential neighborhoods in LA county like its the 1890s still. 1, https://ajed.assembly.ca.gov/content/california-economy-2 https://ajed.assembly.ca.gov/content/california-economy-2 2, https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/news/2021/07/20/california-pwc https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/news/2021/07/20/c...
UberFly 3y ago
Stop all domestic energy production and just import more from the Saudis. It's a fool-proof plan I tell ya.
- asdff 3y ago
  I have no issue with domestic production, just when its done in places that inevitably lead to the children getting significantly elevated rates of disease due to proximity and poor land use decisions.