RIP fossil fuels?
By Sebastian Ramirez
Playa Del Rey Natural Gas Storage Facility down the hill from houses.Photo by Sebastian Ramirez
Cars. Buses. Trucks. Trains. Planes.
What do they have in common? The majority are fueled exclusively by fossil fuels, and contribute half of all greenhouse gas emissions in California.
The state consumes 1.8 million barrels of oil and gas per day. About a third of those are produced in California, and the rest are imported. In L.A. County alone, there are 5,919 oil and gas wells, not including offshore wells.
Dr. Jason Jarvis moved to Los Angeles in 2015 from Atlanta. Previously unaware of any issues regarding the oil industry, he became invested after seeing a map showing all the active, idle and abandoned wells in L.A. County.
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