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Chevron Will Shut Down Remaining 2 Refineries if CARB Amendments Pass

March 8, 2026 6:00 amMarch 8, 2026 6:01 am

Wednesday the Globe reported on Chevron’s letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board warning them of deep concerns and strong opposition to the CARB- proposed amendments to the Cap-and-Invest (formerly cap and trade) regulation, that...

Gavin Newsom’s Hobson’s Choice

February 19, 2026 4:00 pmFebruary 19, 2026 4:01 pm

The Climate Change hoax is unraveling… but will it ever unravel in California? The very liberal Washington Post had this to say in a recent editorial: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the largest deregulatory action in U.S. history....

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...