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Podcast: Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return?

December 9, 2025 2:58 amDecember 9, 2025 2:59 am

Following my article “Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return?” where we lay out how Gov. Newsom is single handedly sending California into energy poverty, rather than economic and energy prosperity, Stuart Turley, President of...

New Report Warns Consequences of an Oil Pipeline Shutdown Would ‘Cascade Across the State’

December 2, 2025 2:55 amDecember 4, 2025 10:58 am

“Has California’s Oil And Gas Industry Hit The Point Of No Return?” the California Globe asked Monday, after learning from a long time oil and gas expert that the state may actually have crossed a line too far to claw...

Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return?

December 1, 2025 3:00 amDecember 2, 2025 6:29 am

Most California residents recognize that California’s highest-in-the-nation gas prices are self-inflected, as is the gasoline crisis in the state. This has subsequently increased dependency on foreign oil suppliers and shippers to supply fuels, and as we reported recently, this poses...

Californians Choosing Between Gas or Groceries, Utility Bills or Rent

August 11, 2025 7:53 amAugust 12, 2025 6:26 am

How is it possible that in California, hard-working families must choose between gas or groceries, utility bills or rent? The average cost for a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. today is $3.138. California’s cost for that same gallon...

Steve Hilton’s Plan for Cutting Gas Prices and Creating Affordable Energy

July 1, 2025 4:39 pmJuly 2, 2025 4:28 pm

Today, July 1, 2025, AAA reports that the national average for a gallon of regular grade gas is $3.178. California’s average for a gallon of regular gas is $4.581. California’s average for a gallon of mid-grade gas is $4.807. California’s...

US Senate Votes to Overturn Governor Newsom’s 2035 Ban on the Sale of Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles

May 23, 2025 12:34 pmMay 23, 2025 12:34 pm

Recognizing the potential national, state and regional economic consequences of California’s 2035 ban on the sale of new internal combustion vehicles and stricter emissions standards, President Trump, House Speaker Michael Johnson, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have responded to...

California’s Oil and Gas Industry Provides $338 Billion Reasons to Support

April 28, 2025 9:00 amApril 30, 2025 2:52 pm

What a difference a presidential administration makes. In “Welcome to Saudi America,” economist Stephen Moore writes, “Thanks to the fracking and horizontal drilling revolution, the U.S. has retaken the lead in global oil production. In 15 years, domestic oil production...