Michael Mische – California Globe

California’s State of Emergency for Transportation Fuels

May 30, 2026 8:00 amMay 30, 2026 8:01 am

By Mike Ariza and Ronald Stein California is the fourth-largest economy in the world and an “energy island” that is separated from the other 49 States by the Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountain ranges. There are no pipelines over these...

California Gasoline Supply Outlook: A Disaster in the Making

April 15, 2026 8:00 amApril 15, 2026 8:02 am

by Michael Mische, James Rector and Joseph Silvi California’s gasoline market is entering a period of acute supply shortages directly attributable to prior refinery closures, and the long-term systemic decline in in-state crude oil production which have been further exacerbated...

Marathon, Chevron, PBF Warn Governor Newsom of Widespread Refinery Shutdowns, Fuel shortages, Economic Collapse

March 10, 2026 4:34 amMarch 10, 2026 8:56 am

With Marathon Petroleum sending a blistering warning to Governor Gavin Newsom and top state officials in a letter declaring that proposed amendments to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Cap-and-Invest program would destroy whats left of California oil refineries, that...

Marathon Petroleum Warns Newsom: CARB’s Cap-and-Invest Amendments Threaten Widespread Shutdowns, Massive Economic Damage

March 9, 2026 4:26 pmMarch 9, 2026 4:27 pm

On Monday, Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) delivered a blistering warning to Governor Gavin Newsom and top state officials in a letter declaring that proposed amendments to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Cap-and-Invest program would make California refineries “among the...

Gov. Newsom’s Office Continues To Receive Backlash Over Attacking A USC Professor

May 12, 2025 4:45 pmMay 12, 2025 4:45 pm

Backlash against Governor Gavin Newsom for disparaging a USC Professor who said that California would be facing a 75% increase in the price of gas after closing refineries continued on Monday, with state lawmakers joining in the criticism of the...