The rise is not caused by tariffs or government regs outside of Oregon ! The 2009 Oregon Legislature adopted House Bill 2186 enacted as chapter 754 of Oregon Laws 2009. The law authorizes the (DEQ) Environmental Quality Commission to adopt low carbon fuel standards for gasoline, diesel fuel and fuels used as substitutes for gasoline or diesel fuel. This is a law called the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. We are required by Oregon law to sell low carbon fuel. Low Carbon fuel is a boutique fuel. There’s not a lot of it to go around and so it’s even more expensive than other states regular fuel.!!!
What is the Oregon carbon tax?
The Oregon carbon tax, starting at $10/ton of CO2 and rising by $10 per year to $60/ton, or roughly twice the level of BC’s tax, would, by 2025, reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by 12-13% below baseline projections and generate over $2 billion a year in revenue, according to the report.
Oregon gas jumped by18 cents a gallon, diesel to 50 cents a gallon, second highest in the nation. Oregon’s governor now proposes a 6 cents to 46 cents a gallon increase in gasoline taxes. in the recent 2025 transportation bill, which has not been passed yet. Greenhouse gasses, or CO2 have nothing to do with the questionable theory of climate change. Absolutely nothing.
Please educate yourself on “Climate Change” by watching the documentary “Climate – the movie”. And start thinking about a more affordable Oregon and how to get there – so we don’t have to leave here, like many businesses and corporations are doing, taking good jobs with them.
There is now on facebook: Oregon DOGE
Climate, The Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A24fWmNA6lM