“I only rock,” Starr quipped before assuming his position at the drum kit.

“Maybe they have to go elsewhere. Maybe they have to wait a longer period of time to get their product, assuming it can be shipped and it can be found.”

Before assuming his lifetime appointment, Scarsi was a prominent patent and intellectual property attorney.

Monday’s related order narrows the legal grounds that the industry can use to challenge California’s rule, assuming it eventually wins standing.

“It’s not a solution; it’s potentially a tool to stave off some of the worst effects, assuming a good mitigation pathway. We call it ‘peak-shaving,’” he said, but it’s not a substitute for reducing emissions.