Cap and Trade – California Globe

Ringside: Shifting Costs Does Not Solve California’s Electricity Shortages

November 20, 2025 2:55 amNovember 20, 2025 2:56 am

California’s Little Hoover Commission was created in 1962 “as an independent and bipartisan state agency charged with making recommendations to the governor and Legislature on ways to make state programs more efficient.” Funded by taxpayers, officially nonpartisan, they’ve just released a set of...

U.S. and California Gasoline Prices…Why the Recent Decline?

July 22, 2025 2:33 amJuly 22, 2025 2:34 am

On July 21, 2025, the price of gasoline in California was 42.2% higher than the national average, 40.7% higher than Arizona, 20% higher than Nevada, 46.86% higher than Florida, and a whopping 63.12% higher than Texas. California has the highest...

Former Gov. Jerry Brown Comes Out in Defense Of California High-Speed Rail

May 30, 2025 1:26 pmMay 30, 2025 1:26 pm

Former Governor Jerry Brown said in an interview this week that he is still all for California High-Speed Rail, despite a continuously increasing cost for the system and a growing number of lawmakers and Californians opposing the system. High-Speed Rail...

US Senate Votes to Overturn Governor Newsom’s 2035 Ban on the Sale of Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles

May 23, 2025 12:34 pmMay 23, 2025 12:34 pm

Recognizing the potential national, state and regional economic consequences of California’s 2035 ban on the sale of new internal combustion vehicles and stricter emissions standards, President Trump, House Speaker Michael Johnson, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have responded to...

California’s Carbon Crusade: A Reckless Assault on Prudence

April 14, 2025 4:04 pmApril 14, 2025 4:04 pm

California’s single-state war on human-produced carbon emissions is a case study in policy without prudence. From Sacramento, lawmakers tilt at climate windmills, imposing draconian measures that harm residents while achieving little globally. The state’s cap-and-trade program, punishing electricity taxes, and...

Gov. Newsom Making Illegal Climate Change Compact With China

August 11, 2023 2:55 amAugust 11, 2023 2:56 am

Following the discovery of the Illegal Chinese COVID Lab discovery in Reedley, which possibly could be CCP Biowarfare Lab, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he was partnering with a province in China to fight climate change. “Not a joke” as...

Why is Gov. Newsom Pushing Stricter Climate and Energy Goals?

August 11, 2022 3:06 pmAugust 13, 2022 7:33 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing even stricter climate and energy goals, claiming this will prevent the immutable impact of climate change. But now, the governor is ramping up this push, asking the Legislature to increasing the 2030 goal for greenhouse...