Los Angeles Bans New Oil Wells and Will Phase Out Existing Ones

From tfa - "Shutting down domestic energy production not only puts Californians out of work and reduces taxes that pay for vital services, but it makes us more dependent on imported foreign oil from Saudi Arabia and Iraq," Zierman said in an email."

I feel like I've just spotted the fourth horseman of the apocalypse to go with the other three* scare quotes that are trotted out in response to a good thing

* (#1 think of the children; #2 terrists and #3 the baddies will use this tech/thing/law to do bad things)

I'm surprised that there wasn't a 'They Took Er Jerbs!' argument... errr no, wait... there it is