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California’s High Gas Prices Climbing Over $5.00 Per Gallon – Again

April 3, 2025 1:57 pmApril 3, 2025 2:03 pm

California’s average price for a gallon of gas today is $4.918; The national average cost for a gallon of gas is $3.260. In Texas that same gallon gas costs $2.87. Where’s Gavin Newsom? He’s not commenting on this on his...

Senate Enviro Committee Kills Bill to Repeal 65¢ Gas Tax Increase, and Low-Carbon Fuel Regs

March 19, 2025 7:11 pmMarch 20, 2025 8:55 am

A Senate bill that would have repealed the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) gas tax increase of 65 cents a gallon and end the new LCFS Low-Carbon Fuel regulations that were adopted last year, was killed in the Senate Environmental...

New Study: ‘California’s High Gas Prices and Supply Dilemmas are Self-Inflicted’

March 18, 2025 1:42 pmMarch 19, 2025 1:20 pm

A new study by USC Professor Michael Mische found that the factors which have contributed to California’s high gasoline prices over 50-years are self-imposed by state officials and politicians. It turns out that California is its own worst enemy. Today,...

.65 Cent-Per-Gallon Tax-Hike Halted By CARB Following Rejection By Office Of Administrative Law

February 20, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 20, 2025 2:46 am

A Low Carbon Fuel Standard gas tax increase by .65 cents previously approved by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) was halted on Tuesday following mandate changes being rejected by the Office Of Administrative Law. In November of last year,...

State Report Shows Growing Oil Use, Lower Carbon Intensity in California

February 18, 2025 3:38 pmFebruary 18, 2025 3:38 pm

As technology advances, industries are increasingly able to achieve more with less. Automation, data analytics, and innovative engineering solutions are driving efficiency across sectors, including one of the most scrutinized industries: oil refining. However, a persistent myth remains—many believe that...

The Impending End of the 2035 Gas-Powered Car Ban Mandate

February 18, 2025 12:43 pmFebruary 18, 2025 12:43 pm

The latest chapter of the battle against California’s 2035 gas-powered car ban began last week following EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin saying that he would subject the agency’s approval of those California regulations to congressional scrutiny. Essentially, all those things former...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Ban on Gas Powered Cars is Dead

February 16, 2025 5:35 pmFebruary 17, 2025 6:19 am

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin just sent California’s vehicle emissions waiver request to Congress for review. This is big and kills California Governor Gavin Newsom’s ban on gas-powered vehicles. In December, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on orders from the Biden...