Grist: After a long PR battle between oil industry lobbyists and Californias regulatory agencies, the states cap-and-trade program was extended on Jan. 1, on schedule, to cover companies that sell fuel to drivers. That means fuel retailers will have to either provide lower-carbon fuels or buy permits for the pollution their products put into the air.
Industry front groups have been labeling this new extension of the cap-and-trade program a hidden gas tax. Citing calculations based on outdated figures,...