Valero Out, Gas Prices Up
California’s average price for a gallon of regular unleaded was $4.34 on Feb. 1, the day after Valero began to unwind its refinery. By Feb. 8, consumers were paying on average $4.46 a gallon, the steepest price in the country. Correlation without causation? Possibly. Last year California’s average price increased by 3 cents a gallon from the last week in January to the first week of February, then grew another 14 cents from the first week of February to week No. 2. But there will be no ...
Wolf plan needs to develop more quickly
While wolves decide beef is what’s for dinner, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is slow to address the urgent need for ranch rescue plans. A New Year’s Day wolf attack at a ranch in Lassen County highlights that, perhaps, the state is moving too slowly in its approach to wolf management. Read the op-ed in Chico Enterprise-Record.
Chocolate cake is real food, too
All food is “real” food. The implication of using phrases like “real food” suggests there are food that are “fake,” “dishonest,” “artificial,” or in some other way harmful. The colloquialism “the dose makes the poison” is as applicable to food as it is to its toxicological origins. More specifically, one can become ill from drinking too much water, eating too many bananas, or eating too much chocolate cake. Water, bananas, and chocolate cake are all ...
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