California's Black Gold Turning Into Sludge

<![CDATA[There are very few states in this marvelous union of ours that were so naturally blessed from the beginning with damn near everything necessary for human existence as to render it paradise. Temperate weather, abundant resources of both fuel and food, or the climate and terroir in which to grow a multitude of bounty. Every last venue is touched with a glorious landscape, from mountains in the distance, or actually being in the mountains, mighty Pacific waves crashing onshore, the inland empire's serene, endless skies, the beautiful, wild cascading rivers, or the desert's brilliant mornings, quirky inhabitants, and glowing, stunning sunsets.]]>