USC Professor Michael Mische – California Globe

Newsom Travels 5,000 Miles to UN Climate Summit to Kvetch About World Climate Crisis

November 12, 2025 1:06 pmNovember 12, 2025 1:07 pm

Tuesday the Trump Administration announced plans to open nearly all U.S. waters to oil drilling leases, including new offshore leases off of the California coast, the Globe reported. The proposal outlines six lease sales in areas along the California coast...

USC Professor’s Response to Gov. Newsom’s Allegations, Claims and Assertions on Gas Price Escalations

May 20, 2025 4:43 pmMay 21, 2025 6:48 am

The Globe recently reported that California gas prices could escalate 75% to $8.43 per gallon in 2026 due to the pending shutdowns of two major in-state refineries, according to USC Professor Michael Mische. “California can ill afford the loss of...

Gov. Newsom Smears USC Professor Mische for Reporting CA is Facing $8.43/gallon Gas as Refineries Close

May 12, 2025 4:25 pmMay 12, 2025 4:25 pm

Last week the Globe reported that California gas prices could escalate 75% to $8.43 per gallon in 2026 due to the pending shutdowns of two major in-state refineries, according to USC Professor Michael Mische. “California can ill afford the loss...

President Trump Targets California’s Overreaching Cap and Trade Program

April 10, 2025 11:35 amApril 10, 2025 12:12 pm

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that targets California’s climate change laws and policies, specifically naming California’s sketchy Cap and Trade program, which ostensibly facilitates greenhouse gas emission reductions. Trump is promoting “all of the above” energy policy,...

California’s High Gas Prices Climbing Over $5.00 Per Gallon – Again

April 3, 2025 1:57 pmApril 3, 2025 2:03 pm

California’s average price for a gallon of gas today is $4.918; The national average cost for a gallon of gas is $3.260. In Texas that same gallon gas costs $2.87. Where’s Gavin Newsom? He’s not commenting on this on his...

New Study: ‘California’s High Gas Prices and Supply Dilemmas are Self-Inflicted’

March 18, 2025 1:42 pmMarch 19, 2025 1:20 pm

A new study by USC Professor Michael Mische found that the factors which have contributed to California’s high gasoline prices over 50-years are self-imposed by state officials and politicians. It turns out that California is its own worst enemy. Today,...