I took this picture while on my after-lunch walkabout. The Standard Oil Refinery at El Segundo belched out this huge plume of black smoke and fire – it was scary at first, until I realized that it was a controlled burn of something in the refinery.
I wonder how many cars and trucks it would take and how long, to equal this huge emission of black crap into the air? I wonder if the AQMD will fine Standard Oil for this?
