Green Gas Station?

Down in Smog City, commonly known as Los Angeles, I couldn’t help but commenting on the new BP Green Gas Station in Los Angeles at Olympic and Robertson.

Green you say?

BP constructed the Blade Runner looking metal canopy with shiny triangles of uncoated, recyclable stainless steel. The rooftop holds 90 solar panels and a water collection system that gathers rainfall to irrigate drought-tolerant plants nearby. They outfitted the underside with low-energy lighting. Even the driving surface contains a mixture of concrete mixed with recycled glass.

Most people would consider these green attributes a big green step ahead. Still one thing bothers us? Where’s the bio diesel? Where the alternative fuel? What about selling carbon offsets to customers? In our mind this scenario seems like kissing your sister. It’s a tie. A wash. It’s one Green step forward and one petroleum polluting step backward.