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Ringside: The Denominators of our Prosperity – Energy and Water

January 14, 2026 3:29 pmJanuary 14, 2026 3:29 pm

Abundant and affordable energy and water are prerequisites to solving every other challenge standing in the way of lowering California’s overall cost-of-living. Not only because the cost for energy and water directly impacts the cost to build homes, pay household...

Ringside: EVs and California’s Future Demand for Electricity

December 4, 2025 3:10 amDecember 4, 2025 3:11 am

When it comes to the achievement of “carbon neutrality” and the requisite energy policies to get there, few choices carry with them more consequences than the planned, nearly total electrification of our economy. And when it comes to electrification, few...

Ringside: Next Generation Batteries Are Imminent

June 19, 2025 3:30 pmJune 19, 2025 3:36 pm

When we talk about Electric Vehicles, it is reasonable to suggest that at their current level of price and performance, whoever wants to use one has already made the purchase. After a decade of rapid year-over-year growth, EV sales in...

Gov. Newsom’s Climate Grift Spent $33 Billion in Cap-and-Trade to ‘Make Communities Cleaner and Healthier’

May 8, 2025 3:20 amMay 8, 2025 3:21 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom claims that greenhouse gas emissions are down in California – not just down but “down 20% since 2000.” “Pollution is down and the economy is up,” Newsom said. “Greenhouse gas emissions in California are down 20%...

Bill to Make Suppliers Responsible For Collection, Recycling Of EV Batteries Proceeds in Senate

March 22, 2025 3:24 pmMarch 24, 2025 12:44 pm

A bill that would require EV battery suppliers to fund the collection and recycling system for batteries in electric vehicles gained traction in the Senate this week, with the first committee meeting set for April 2nd. Senate Bill 615, authored...

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...

California’s Climate Rules Leave Working Class Behind

November 15, 2024 10:45 amNovember 15, 2024 10:45 am

The next time Governor Gavin Newsom puts on his detective hat and tries to get to the bottom of the “price gouging” that is supposedly driving absurdly high gas prices in California, he should start with the most obvious culprit...