
Climate and Gas Prices: A Surprising Connection
44% of U.S. oil refining capacity is located on the Gulf Coast. Every time hurricanes hit the region, national gas prices skyrocket.
44% of U.S. oil refining capacity is located on the Gulf Coast. Every time hurricanes hit the region, national gas prices skyrocket.
Inflation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine are major factors, but climate change has very little to do with today's high gas prices.
The way we've been going about "green taxes" has been hurting the communities that need climate reform the most. In the last CLIMATE UPDATE, we talked about how the costs of climate change disproportionately affect those of lower socioeconomic backgrounds.…