Fracking – California Globe

California’s Oil and Gas Industry Provides $338 Billion Reasons to Support

April 28, 2025 9:00 amApril 28, 2025 10:55 am

What a difference a presidential administration makes. In “Welcome to Saudi America,” economist Stephen Moore writes, “Thanks to the fracking and horizontal drilling revolution, the U.S. has retaken the lead in global oil production. In 15 years, domestic oil production...

Indonesia Dumps Climate Politics in Favor of Energy Security

October 14, 2024 2:45 amOctober 14, 2024 2:46 am

The archipelago nation of Indonesia represents just 1% of Earth’s land area, but it has set the stage for global geopolitics surrounding fossil fuels and climate policies. As a part of climate negotiations between G-7 nations, Indonesia was expected to...

Kamala ‘For the People’ is Really Kamala ‘In Contempt of the People’

August 28, 2024 6:05 pmAugust 28, 2024 6:05 pm

Kamala Harris did not receive one vote before she dropped out of the 2020 Presidential Race. So it is mendacious of her to claim she accepted the nomination for President in 2024 “for the People.” “For the people” indicates “because...

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear California Offshore Fracking Ban Case

June 5, 2023 9:09 pmJune 5, 2023 9:09 pm

A nearly decade-long battle over offshore fracking in federal waters off the shore of California ended on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge against a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that reaffirmed the...

California Ranks #1 For Highest Gas Prices in Nation

October 27, 2021 11:14 amOctober 27, 2021 11:14 am

The national average price for a gallon of gasoline rose six cents over the past week to hit $3.38, according to AAA. California has the highest average cost for regular grade gas at $4.54 a gallon, $4.745 for mid-grade unleaded,...

Monterey County Fracking Ban Overturned By State Appellate Court

October 14, 2021 4:18 pmOctober 18, 2021 7:25 pm

A panel for the Sixth Appellate District of the California Court of Appeals unanimously ruled on Wednesday that Monterey County’s Measure Z, which banned oil and gas extraction such as fracking, was breaking state law and thus will still be...

Bad Timing: California Denies 21 Fracking Permits in Kern County

July 10, 2021 9:38 amJuly 10, 2021 9:38 am

California’s Geologic Energy Management Division just denied 21 oil drilling permits in Kern County this week. “State Oil and Gas Supervisor Uduak-Joe Ntuk sent letters Thursday to Aera Energy denying permits to drill using hydraulic fracturing in two Kern County...