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Why Are Californians Paying More at the Pump When We Have Energy Right Here?

January 8, 2025 10:51 amJanuary 8, 2025 10:51 am

Each time Californians fill their gas tanks, they confront a painful question: Why are we paying so much more at the pump when our state is rich in oil reserves? The truth is, this isn’t an accident—it’s a deliberate result...

Ringside: Is California Ready to Kill Its Oil Industry?

November 8, 2024 3:55 amNovember 8, 2024 3:56 am

California’s state legislature is determined to eliminate fossil fuel as soon as possible, with oil at the top of the list. This goal is shared by the Governor and Attorney General, along with leadership and staff at every one of...

Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump: We Need to Assess What is Right in this Presidential Race

October 27, 2024 2:55 amOctober 27, 2024 8:56 am

I’ve written quite extensively about what an atrocious and embarrassing presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris is, for myriad reasons. She’s the textbook definition of an empty suit: A person with the appearance of authority, importance, or significance, but who,...

Ringside: California’s Energy Economy – Challenges and Opportunities

July 12, 2024 2:45 amJuly 12, 2024 2:46 am

Two weeks ago, the first part of this series (Ringside, June 27) provided links to a few of the most useful and authoritative references available on energy use globally and in California: the Statistical Review of World Energy, Lawrence Livermore...

Ringside: An Overview of California’s Energy Economy

June 27, 2024 2:45 amJune 27, 2024 2:46 am

Energy in California is unaffordable and unreliable, and it’s going to get worse if the priorities of the state legislature don’t dramatically shift. The state’s default policy is to create energy scarcity in order to protect the environment, and in...

The War America Can’t Afford to Win

March 10, 2022 2:32 amMarch 9, 2022 5:00 pm

The war on fossil fuels is now fully engaged and casualties are abounding. The first casualty is the affordability of fuel. Gas prices will soon be double what they were when Joe Biden became president because he has done more...