Earth Day, 1970:

 1970 Earth Day cartoon rebounds in the reality of 21st century California:
 
On the first Earth Day, in 1970, a cartoon poster appeared at rallies in all 50 states. It showed a rueful opossum picking up papers, bottles, cans, wrappers—the detritus of modern life. Superimposed on the image were the words WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND HE IS US.
That poster has stayed in print for more than four decades and remains as pertinent now as on the day it was created by Walt Kelly.

Flash-forward to today:


"What are they doing to us?" said Marilyn Tucker, a FedEx employee, as she stopped pumping at a central Los Angeles gas station at $37, well before the tank of her sedan was full. "It’s just ridiculous."


 Who is the 'they'?

California typically has substantially higher gasoline prices than most of the country because of its tough environmental regulations and high taxes.

“California requires a specific blend of gasoline that only the refineries on the West Coast make,” said Bill Day, a spokesman for Valero. “So when there is a shortage of that blend, you can’t just send supplies from somewhere else.”

So I ask, “Who is the ‘they’?”
(Well, just as a reminder, “Under my plan…”)



Idiots.