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California Electricity Rates Are Going Ballistic

November 5, 2026 3:38 pmNovember 5, 2026 4:47 pm

California electricity rates are the highest in the continental US, double the national average. The City of Los Angeles electricity rates have risen about 45% since 2023, far outpacing inflation, as the utility has made several rate increases to address...

New California Climate Report Warns of ‘Climate Whiplash’, Extreme Heat, Longer Summers, Eroded Beaches

October 30, 2026 10:18 amOctober 30, 2026 4:28 pm

By 2100, California will have longer summers and more extreme heat, deadlier wildfires, diminishing snowpack, 3.3 feet of sea level rise, eroded beaches and “climate whiplash”, according to California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment. What is this doomsday report? Taxpayers unwittingly paid...

Trump EPA Overturns Bogus Obama Greenhouse Gas Rule

February 13, 2026 8:16 amFebruary 13, 2026 12:27 pm

The Trump EPA has revoked the Obama Administration’s 2009 “endangerment finding,” which classified greenhouse gases as a threat to public health, marking a significant rollback of climate regulations, and saving American taxpayers over $1.3 trillion. The 2009 Obama EPA decision...

Ringside: Twelve Scarcity Enabling Laws to Scrap

February 13, 2025 7:30 amFebruary 13, 2025 7:31 am

Last week, as a representative of the California Policy Center, I had the opportunity to testify before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee at a hearing on the topic of “California Fires and the Consequences of Overregulation.” While my remarks...

Why is Gov. Newsom Pushing Stricter Climate and Energy Goals?

August 11, 2022 3:06 pmAugust 13, 2022 7:33 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing even stricter climate and energy goals, claiming this will prevent the immutable impact of climate change. But now, the governor is ramping up this push, asking the Legislature to increasing the 2030 goal for greenhouse...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Cancels UN Climate Change Trip Citing ‘Family Obligations’

October 29, 2021 2:30 pm

Citing “family obligations,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom abruptly cancelled his much anticipated trip to Scotland to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. An aid made the surprise announcement Friday morning. The Globe reported earlier this week that California...

Gov. Newsom Traveling to Scotland for Climate Change Conference with 22 Lawmakers, Agency Heads

October 26, 2021 7:50 amOctober 27, 2021 11:52 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom is traveling to Scotland to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference next week, “to end the reliance on oil,” and he’s taking 22 lawmakers and agency heads with him. “Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that...