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Ringside: Why Producing More Oil In California HELPS the Environment

April 15, 2026 4:00 pmApril 15, 2026 4:01 pm

With war in the Middle East disrupting shipments of crude oil, we have another reason to question policies that are driving our in-state oil industry into terminal decline. To briefly recap, Californians consumed 484 million barrels of oil in 2025, with...

California’s Climate Lawsuit Ignores Energy Reality

October 27, 2025 3:10 amOctober 27, 2025 3:11 am

As gas prices in California continue to skyrocket, residents in the state are beginning to ask, who is really “gouging” at the gas pump? The answer, it seems, points more to the state legislature than the California oil industry, as leaders...

Ringside: Quantifying the Impact of ‘Low Carbon’ Fuel

November 14, 2024 3:10 amNovember 14, 2024 3:11 am

On November 8, a Friday evening, after a day long marathon of public comment, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved updates to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. According to the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, the price impact of compliance...

California’s Carbon Contradiction of Favoring Foreign Oil Over Domestic Truth

March 23, 2024 2:30 amMarch 22, 2024 2:07 pm

In the heart of California’s environmental policy discussions, a glaring contradiction casts a shadow over the state’s commitment to leading the world in climate action. California’s proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulatory package highlights the absurdity surrounding the carbon...

California Oil Industry Facing Disaster Due to Coronavirus, Oil War Threats

March 26, 2020 2:15 amMarch 25, 2020 9:43 pm

Oil rich areas in California such as Kern County and Los Angeles County, along with in-state oil and gasoline companies such as Chevron, are facing a more and more likely industry collapse in the next several weeks due to both...