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 About 4 to 5 million metric tons (yes, I said million, it's not a typo) of CO2 equivalent emissions comes from Chevron's oilfield operations here in the Valley. I don't know what AERA, ExxonMobile, and all the other little guys make, but, it's directly proportional to their thermally enhanced oil production operations. The San Joaquin Valley is one of the world's largest sources of such operations. Chevron's refineries alone,  in L.A. and SF Bay Area, contribute another 10 million or so metric tons. The other refineries make similar emissions. Throw in all of the transportation sector, other fuel combustion sources, transportation (commercial and you and me), and California is doing over 400 million metric tons. You'd have to turn the entire state into a tropical rain forest to make a CO2 sink big enough for all of that. Something to think about when you hear people talk about reducing a couple of pounds here and there. Just to keep it all in perspective. P.S. The...
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