By the early 2000s the problem of California's dependency on petroleum as a fuel for transportation
A)had essentially disappeared.
B)remained unresolved.
C)was significantly reduced by the development of ethanol.
D)was mitigated by a major decrease in gasoline usage in the Los Angeles basin.

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The passage does not provide any evidence that California's dependency on petroleum as a fuel for transportation had essentially disappeared or was significantly reduced by the development of ethanol or a decrease in gasoline usage in the Los Angeles basin. Therefore, the problem of California's dependency on petroleum as a fuel for transportation remained unresolved by the early 2000s.

By the Early 2000s the Problem of California's Dependency on Petroleum