Don't Mess with California

[Joanne98]

California has the toughest global warming standards in the country, requiring polluters to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions much more than pending Federal legislation. Remarkably, this legislation was backed and signed by Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger after a campaign by dozens of environmental groups, including CREDO Action.

While imperfect, this legislation would address global warming more swiftly than anything being considered in Congress. Indeed, the standards are so tough that many Senators backed by polluting interests have made preemption of just this kind of innovative state rules a precondition for obtaining their support for weaker national legislation.

Krash's diary :: :: Valero Energy, a large Texas-based oil company with fifteen refineries and nearly 6000 retail gasoline stations around the country, is extremely unhappy about California's path breaking rules. So unhappy, in fact, that they are the primary financial backers of an initiative that would kill California's standards.

Anyone who buys gasoline from Valero, either from its Valero or Beacon stations, is helping to fund this audacious attack on global warming standards. Surely no environmentalist would want to buy gasoline from Valero and any independent-thinking Californian should resent this under the radar attack from Texas (and, as a Californian who grew up in Texas and buys gasoline, I triply resent it!).

There is one easy solution - don't buy Valero gasoline and tell them why.

We have made it easy to join the boycott at www.BoycottValero.com.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/4/5/854397/-Dont-Mess-with-California

[Auggie]

1. Thanks for the info

[Fire1]

2. Thanks Joanne for the heads up. n/t

[cally]

3. Just heard this yesterday.....no more Valero gasoline

I hope everyone spreads this info to their political networks.

[FarCenter]

4. Gas stations typically are supplied from a nearby refinery

So a Valero station may or may not be pumping gas from a non-Valero refinery.

A non-Valero station may or may not be pumping gas from a Valero refinery.

This trading arrangement minimizes the trucking costs of supplying the stations.

[derby378]

5. Until we can tell which stations are pumping Valero gas...

...avoiding Valero stations is a good start.

[cherokeeprogressive]

10. I worked at a (now closed) independent oil refinery and after dark we'd fill trucks from EVERY

major gas station chain. Always after dark though.

[abelenkpe]

6. Will avoid Valero stations then thanks! nt

[bamacrat]

7. There is a Valero at the corner next to my apt. I will not buy their gas again thanks for info.

But doing this is moot really what gas company wouldnt do this? If there is one I want to know so I can buy their gas.

[2Design]

8. Valero is also a bait and switch gas station like am/pm = price on sign is cash price

then you pull in and it is 5 cents a gal more - Exxon stations do this too

[HuckleB]

9. That's great.

Now how much of your electrical energy is produced in neighboring states? And should we talk about water use?