Author: Edward Ring

Edward Ring is the director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center, which he co-founded in 2013 and served as its first president. The California Policy Center is an educational non-profit focused on public policies that aim to improve California’s democracy and economy. He is also a senior fellow of the Center for American Greatness. Ring is the author of two books: "Fixing California - Abundance, Pragmatism, Optimism" (2021), and "The Abundance Choice - Our Fight for More Water in California" (2022).

Ringside: The Grand Water Bargain

June 26, 2025 3:05 amJune 26, 2025 3:06 am

For the last few decades in California, the conventional wisdom has been that farmers and urban water consumers have to improve efficiency and reduce consumption. To the fullest extent possible, rain and snow falling on watersheds must proceed unimpaired from...

Ringside: Next Generation Batteries Are Imminent

June 19, 2025 3:30 pmJune 19, 2025 3:36 pm

When we talk about Electric Vehicles, it is reasonable to suggest that at their current level of price and performance, whoever wants to use one has already made the purchase. After a decade of rapid year-over-year growth, EV sales in...

Ringside: The Economics of the Delta Tunnel

June 13, 2025 6:00 amJune 13, 2025 6:54 am

One of the most controversial water issues in California is the proposed Delta Conveyance. The 45 mile long tunnel will have the capacity to move up to 4 million acre feet per year from the Sacramento River safely under the fragile delta...

Ringside: California’s Indispensable Heavy Oil

June 5, 2025 3:10 amJune 5, 2025 3:11 am

The moral argument for resuming oil drilling in California is simple: the state still relies on petroleum for fifty percent of its annual energy inputs, and until we can overcome that reliance, we should be producing it here, where it’s subject...

Ringside: Disruptive Desalination Technology Comes to California

May 29, 2025 2:55 amMay 29, 2025 2:56 am

The concept of deep water desalination has been around for decades, but only in recent years has the enabling technology been available. Innovations pioneered by the oil and gas industry to better service offshore drilling platforms have matured. These include...

Ringside: How to Save California’s Oil and Gas Industry

May 23, 2025 3:00 amMay 23, 2025 3:01 am

For anyone unconcerned about the state’s ongoing war against the oil and gas industry, or the impact it is going to have on California’s economic health and overall cost-of-living, a study released on May 5 should be required reading. With strong arguments and...

Ringside: Green Hydrogen in California

May 15, 2025 2:55 amMay 15, 2025 2:56 am

Last week I received an email from a representative of a company planning to build a large scale green hydrogen production facility in California. In reviewing the details announced in this email, which was almost certainly sent to other analysts...