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The Morro Bay Wind Farm and Demise of Port San Luis

July 11, 2023 2:30 amJuly 11, 2023 2:31 am

I heard about the proposed Morro Bay Offshore Wind Farm awhile back but didn’t really think too much about it. It would supposedly be out of sight and didn’t seem to have any affect on my life since I launch...

California’s Cognitive Dissonance is Heard Around the World

June 14, 2023 6:47 amJune 14, 2023 7:14 am

In California last September, residents were told two things within the space of a few days – first, in a few years they will only be able to buy electric vehicles and then they were told not to charge the...

The Psychology of Electricity

May 6, 2023 8:51 amMay 6, 2023 9:21 am

Electricity is magic. It is everywhere and can be used by anyone – all you have to do is plug in or flip on and things spring to life. It can do almost anything – heat your home, power your...

Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Overturns Berkeley’s Ban on Gas Stoves

April 18, 2023 8:07 amApril 18, 2023 8:27 am

Berkeley was the first city in the United States to ban gas stoves, in 2019. This followed the 2018 passage of Senate Bill 100 by then-Senator Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles), which established the 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2017 increasing...

The Spark that Lit the Gas Stove Debate

March 17, 2023 3:40 pmMarch 17, 2023 4:27 pm

On January 1, 2023 it is likely most Americans woke up with a hangover. On January 1, 2023, it is a almost a certainty that no American woke up worried that the gas stove in their kitchen was secretly killing...

‘Fact Checkers’ Claim California’s Import of Alaskan Oil isn’t Really an ‘Import’

February 14, 2023 11:26 amFebruary 15, 2023 5:32 pm

The Sacramento Bee published an article last week claiming that it’s not true that Californians are paying higher gas prices because the state no longer produces most of its own oil and instead imports the majority of its supply. “Claim: Californians...

Gov. Newsom’s Demand for Federal Probe Into Natural Gas Prices a Deflection From Failing Policies

February 7, 2023 4:32 pmFebruary 8, 2023 7:14 am

As California Governor Gavin Newsom demands a federal probe into escalating natural gas prices, he really wants to direct your attention toward his concern for the little guy, while he deflects his already signed laws and orders bumping off the state’s...