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President Trump Invokes Emergency Law to Restart California Offshore Oil

March 14, 2026 12:25 pmMarch 16, 2026 4:25 pm

President Donald J. Trump has the authority to restart an oil pipeline project off the Santa Barbara coast by invoking the Defense Production Act, the Department of Justice said last week in a legal opinion, to override California laws blocking...

Nine Ways California’s Climate Agenda Is Driving Up the Cost of Living

March 12, 2026 5:00 amMarch 12, 2026 5:01 am

Last November, Governor Gavin Newsom, playing faux President, traveled to the United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil, where he declared that California’s climate policies prove environmental leadership and economic prosperity can go hand in hand. His message was simple:...

Why California Has an Oil and Gas Crisis… and China’s Involvement

March 11, 2026 8:00 amMarch 11, 2026 2:26 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom is destroying the state’s oil and gas industry, and it appears to be deliberate. Newsom is presiding over perhaps the largest collapse of the oil industry, refinery operations and gasoline production in U.S. history. Just this...

Nevada Governor Lombardo Appoints Fuel Resiliency Committee to Counter California’s Radical and Punitive Energy Policies

January 7, 2026 5:34 pmJanuary 7, 2026 5:34 pm

In an offensive move underscoring the ripple effects of California’s radical and punitive energy policies, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo (R) announced today the appointments to the newly established Fuel Resiliency Committee. This statewide advisory body aims to bolster Nevada’s preparedness...

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...