A team of activists released banners off the rotunda balcony in the California State Capitol Building urging the Legislature to “Make Big Oil Pay” and put “People Over Profits” by passing a windfall profits cap on fossil fuel companies in the state.
While oil and gas companies are raking in record profits – $63 billion dollars in just Q3 of this year – California’s consumers are paying the highest prices at the pump in history. Gas prices have climbed as high as $9 a gallon in some parts of California, far higher than in other states.
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