Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat View Post
Washington State 12.80
Oregon 12.35
California 11.07

Half that of their neighbours in the Rockies. Yet these three states are not economically ruined by clamping down on pollution. Far from it.
In the case of Cali, the economic effects of low-C02 usage may be lost in the general collapse.

In the case of states in the Rockies, you have mining, agriculture, lower population density, higher heating costs, and a dearth of 4WD vehicles that are actually being used for their intended purpose.