🚀 go-pugleaf

What I have been hearing locally is that any amelioration of
pollution due to the reformulation is more than cancelled out by the 
fact that the gas is less efficiently burned in cars.  I have heard
of  people getting 5-20% less gas mileage with the reformulated
gas, and have experienced lower gas mileage myself.  If anything,
I'm one of the ecofreaks, but I try to mix in a little common
sense, and what my common sense tells me in this case is that
this is a bad situation.  I don't mind paying a little more if
the environment was benefitting, however the beneficaries in this
case aren't me and my children, but the oil companies.  

In fact, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see enough  outrage over 
this situation to see some political heads roll (I hope).

-Roger

|> >> | If you have had it with California's ultra-high gas prices, visit this 
|> >> | page to download a petition and make a stand.
|> >> | Our politicians will only pay attention to us if we show them IN WRITING 
|> >> | that we are upset, and we vote.
|> 
|> >>The petition only addresses the prices charged by private industry.  What
|> >>about the part of the price attributable to taxing at various levels,
|> >>which our legislators really *can* do something about if they want to. 
|> >>Yeah, sure... 
|> 
|> >The main reason gas is so high in CA. is because it is a special
|> >reformulated fuel that is only sold in CA. you can thank your local
|> >tree hugging enviorterrorist for the high prices! The politicians only
|> >gave CA. what they thought the people wanted! So if its cheap gas and
|> >dirty air you want write your legistlator and let him know you want
|> >the super strict CA, clean air rules over turned! I know I do because
|> >they are trying to implement similar air quality standards on the east
|> >coast next!
|> 
|> 
|> Save a few dollars on gasoline and die young due to poison in the air
|> you breath.  And your offspring too.
|> 
|> Yeah, yep.. that's the ticket...