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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...

California Air Resources Board Exempts Itself From Regulations and State Laws

August 2, 2024 2:55 amAugust 2, 2024 2:56 am

This week, Thomas Buckley reported that a slew of new California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations roll out this year and next, but the government will not have to worry about compliance for its own car and truck fleets. The...

Government Exempt From Air Resources Board Rules

July 30, 2024 4:15 pmAugust 1, 2024 3:42 pm

It’s nice to have friends in high places. As a slew of new California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations roll out this year and in the coming year or two, one sector will not have to worry that much about...

Ringside: Quantifying California’s Brave EV Future

July 25, 2024 3:01 pmJuly 25, 2024 3:01 pm

Earlier this spring Motor Trend published a brief report with a title that revealed more than a little editorializing: “Guess Which State Is Exploring Replacing Gas Taxes With Surveillance?” And of course, that state is California. Let’s quickly dispense with some editorializing of our...

Climate Change Agenda: Media Hyping ‘Extreme Heat Warning’ When CA Temps are Not ‘Extreme’

June 3, 2024 2:45 amJune 3, 2024 6:36 am

For a week now most news outlets have issued dire warnings that California will be under an “extreme” heat wave this coming week. Fox News reported breathlessly Sunday evening that temperatures in California will reach as high as 120 degrees...

California’s Waste Mis-management Proposal

March 27, 2024 9:08 amMarch 27, 2024 9:08 am

Over the last several decades, California has become known for its ambitious, albeit unrealistic environmental proposals. A series of legislative measures and executive orders enacted in Sacramento, for example, have among other things banned the use of natural gas in...