oil and gas industry Archives

Recall Deja Vu: CA Rolling Blackouts are Back

August 15, 2020 10:06 amAugust 17, 2020 7:39 am

The last California Governor blamed for rolling energy blackouts was recalled by voters and replaced. In 2003, Governor Gray Davis was recalled over leadership issues, high taxation, and inaction over a struggling California economy and rolling energy blackouts. Gov. Gavin...

California Fuel Security is Needlessly Vulnerable

March 20, 2020 2:12 amMarch 19, 2020 6:03 pm

Empty shelves have recently greeted many shoppers due to panic surrounding the COVID-19 virus. Staples such as toilet paper, bread, and potatoes are temporarily gone from many stores. Wouldn’t now be an appropriate time to examine the supply chains we...

Enviro Group with Cal Poly SLO Posts ‘Names and Locations of the Top 100 People Killing the Planet’

April 30, 2019 3:27 pmMay 1, 2019 6:04 am

An environmental group aligned with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo just published a map of the “Names and Locations of the Top 100 People Killing the Planet,” a serious violation of privacy and potentially threatening, particularly when reading through the...

The Regulatory Zealot Behind California’s Surging Gasoline Prices

April 29, 2019 6:36 amApril 29, 2019 9:54 am

Since Gov. Gavin Newsom returned from his 3,000-mile trip to visit constituents in El Salvador, gasoline prices have risen above $4.00 a gallon, by some accounts a full $1.18 more than the national average. The governor suspects “inappropriate industry practices,”...

Bill to Cut Oil and Gas Production In California Passes First Committee

April 23, 2019 7:45 amApril 25, 2019 8:00 am

A bill sponsored by a multitude of environmental justice groups, would cut the majority of oil and natural gas production in California. Coupled with environmental groups demanding Gov. Gavin Newsom ban new oil and gas drilling in California and completely...

Legislation Would End Oil and Gas Production In Most of California

April 22, 2019 9:49 amApril 23, 2019 7:46 am

The “Keep it In the Ground,” anti-oil and gas industry movement is going after the industry with more legislation disguised to address health and local control issues, despite that California already has the most environmentally regulated oil and gas production...