Talia, Kaplan. (February 1, 2022) Gas prices in California will soar following the LA ban on new oil and gas wells, industry rep warns. Retrieved from February 4th, 2022, from
In Los Angeles California, gas prices could be on an even more extreme rise as oil production is even more limited. Los Angeles City Council voted to ban new oil wells along with phasing out preexisting wells. Arguments against the movement, state that this will create a loss of jobs and raise the price of gas. If more gas production is phased out in California more will be imported raising the prices even more. In response job programs have been created by the council for the workers.
I think that this is a great decision by the city as they are working to phase outgas. Along with this, even the downsides are somewhat beneficial, as gas prices rise people will want to use less of it, therefore, creating a push for alternatives and a move to alternatives. I think that this is all great news for our future world as although yes we will still be importing oils and gasses it will be much more expensive and incentivize more change. Also, we will not be taxing our land by drilling or extracting oils which yes we will still be polluting the land but we won’t be disrupting the integrity of it as much. This move is a great step in the long push to minimize oil and gas usage from our world.