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New Report Warns Consequences of an Oil Pipeline Shutdown Would ‘Cascade Across the State’

December 2, 2025 2:55 amDecember 4, 2025 10:58 am

“Has California’s Oil And Gas Industry Hit The Point Of No Return?” the California Globe asked Monday, after learning from a long time oil and gas expert that the state may actually have crossed a line too far to claw...

Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return?

December 1, 2025 3:00 amDecember 2, 2025 6:29 am

Most California residents recognize that California’s highest-in-the-nation gas prices are self-inflected, as is the gasoline crisis in the state. This has subsequently increased dependency on foreign oil suppliers and shippers to supply fuels, and as we reported recently, this poses...

Gov. Newsom Claims He ‘Stabilized’ California’s Highest-in-the-Nation Gas Prices

September 23, 2025 11:31 amSeptember 23, 2025 11:39 am

AAA reports today that the national average gas price is $3.17 per gallon. California’s average gas price per gallon is $4.65 – once again, the highest gas price per gallon in the nation. The high gas costs in California is...

Californians Choosing Between Gas or Groceries, Utility Bills or Rent

August 11, 2025 7:53 amAugust 12, 2025 6:26 am

How is it possible that in California, hard-working families must choose between gas or groceries, utility bills or rent? The average cost for a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. today is $3.138. California’s cost for that same gallon...

California Bills to hold ‘Big Oil’ Responsible for Disasters Sponsored by Notorious Leftist Groups

June 7, 2025 2:55 amJune 9, 2025 9:01 pm

California Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced a bill in February to hold “Big Oil” responsible for natural disasters in California. Senator Wiener is blaming the oil and gas industry for natural disasters – disasters that should have been mitigated...

After Battering Oil/Gas Industry, Gavin Newsom Wants California Oil Refineries to Stay Open

April 26, 2025 2:55 amApril 28, 2025 6:22 am

In 1988, the state of California only imported about 4.5% of all the oil that we consumed in our state. By 2020 we were importing over 70%. California Democrats’ war on the oil and gas industry is working, but not...

California Governor Creating Energy Poverty with 3,200-foot Setbacks Around Oil and Gas Wells

April 17, 2025 12:01 pmApril 19, 2025 9:25 am

As of 2024, more than 1 out of 6 households, or 21.12 million Americans are behind in energy bill payments. In California, energy poverty is real and pushes people further down into poverty. The Globe reported Wednesday on a new...