Saturday, October 06, 2012

Sky-high gas prices in California reveal energy infrastructure ripe for sudden collapse

CaliforniaIf you're in California, you're paying sky-high prices for gasoline this week. At some stations, prices are over $5 a gallon. But you might not be aware of why you're paying this price. The answer may be more than a little disturbing: California's energy infrastructure is so fragile that a power outage at a single gasoline refinery caused state-wide prices to skyrocket.


Sky-high gas prices in California reveal energy infrastructure ripe for sudden collapse