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Bed Bath & Beyond is Abandoning Failing California: High Taxes, High Fees, High Wages, ‘Endless Regulations’

August 20, 2025 6:35 pmAugust 21, 2025 6:41 am

Last month we were talking non-stop about In-N-Out President Lynsi Snyder relocating her family and company headquarters to Tennessee. This month we are talking about Bed Bath & Beyond announcing Wednesday that the company won’t open or operate retail stores...

DOJ Sues California, Alleges Electric Truck Mandate Defies Federal Law

August 18, 2025 4:03 pmAugust 18, 2025 4:08 pm

Multiple heavy-duty truck manufactures are plaintiffs in a DOJ lawsuit against the State of California and the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The complaint alleges that stringent emission standards to “effectively ban internal-combustion engines in heavy-duty trucks” are unconstitutional and...

How is Gavin Newsom’s $50M Legal Slush Fund to ‘Trump-Proof’ the State Faring?

August 14, 2025 11:50 amAugust 14, 2025 11:50 am

Back in early February, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation authorizing a $50 million legal slush fund to “Trump-proof” the state against the President. However, Gov. Newsom claimed the funding was not to be used for “immigration related legal services,”...

Ringside: The Case for Carbon Sequestration via Natural Gas Power Plants

August 14, 2025 2:45 amAugust 14, 2025 2:46 am

In the case Massachusetts v. EPA in 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate greenhouse gases because they qualify as air pollutants. And ever since, electric power plants using “thermal” fuels have faced escalating regulatory pressure. How...

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...

Ringside: The Case for Carbon Sequestration via Forestry and Mass Timber

August 7, 2025 3:05 amAugust 7, 2025 3:06 am

There are at least two massive opportunities to engage in cost-effective carbon sequestration. Neither would require subsidies and both could be performed exclusively by the private sector. They are controversial, but for different reasons. This week, building on last week’s...

Asian Forests Victims of Intolerable ‘Green’ Lie

August 4, 2025 3:00 pmAugust 4, 2025 3:01 pm

In the modern climate debate, emotion and partisan allegiance replace critical thinking to smear carbon dioxide (CO2) as a dangerous pollutant. Well-crafted green advocacies steal the spotlight, while reason languishes in the shadows of medieval-style witch hunts. The reality, however,...