By James A. Lyons
By arming the rebels, we're aiding al Qaeda
California has the highest gas tax and most-stringent emissions regulations in the nation ("Gasoline prices skyrocket in California," Web, Sunday). It also has the most costly special summer formulation for gasoline in the nation. The Chevron Corp. refinery in Richmond, Calif., which was shut down after an explosion in early August, supplies a substantial amount of the summer formulation to the West Coast.
