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California Wants Higher Gas Prices and EVs, Virginia Did, But Changed Its Mind
California Wants Higher Gas Prices and EVs, Virginia Did, But Changed Its Mind Common sense returns to Virginia as California Governor Gavin Newsom Struggles to defend inane policy. Let’s start with Newsom and gasoline prices. In a Wall Street Journal Op-Ed, Newsom says “What people pay at the pump isn’t simple supply and demand but the result […]
California Governor Escalates the War on Gasoline Impacting Neighboring States
California Governor Escalates the War on Gasoline Impacting Neighboring States Prepare to pay another $1 per gallon in California with higher prices in Nevada and Arizona too. The War on Gasoline a Gift to Trump The Wall Street Journal says Gavin Newsom’s War on Gasoline Is a Gift to Donald Trump. California’s prices are the highest […]
“Dangerous Game”: Chevron Warns California That Anti-Petrol Policies Could Result In Gas Price Spikes, Shortages
“Dangerous Game”: Chevron Warns California That Anti-Petrol Policies Could Result In Gas Price Spikes, Shortages Chevron is warning the state of California that its climate policies have consequences: namely, that the price of gas is going to continue to rise. Calling the state’s policies a “dangerous game”, it was reported by Bloomberg this week that Chevron is […]
“Worried About Next Two Months”: Solar Firms Running Out Of Cash In California
“Worried About Next Two Months”: Solar Firms Running Out Of Cash In California The solar industry in California is facing significant headwinds following the implementation of a new policy in April, which reduced incentives that had encouraged homeowners to install solar systems. Bloomberg reports the California Solar & Storage Association has found about 63% of its 400 solar […]
Offshore Wind is an Economic and Environmental Catastrophe
Offshore Wind is an Economic and Environmental Catastrophe California project would be one of the most egregious cases of environmental destruction in human history When it comes to “renewables” wreaking havoc on the environment, wind turbines have stiff competition. For example, over 500,000 square miles of biofuel plantations have already replaced farms and forests to replace a mere […]
It will cost up to $21.5 billion to clean up California’s oil sites. The industry won’t make enough money to pay for it.
It will cost up to $21.5 billion to clean up California’s oil sites. The industry won’t make enough money to pay for it. An expert used California regulators’ methodology to estimate the cost of cleaning up the state’s onshore oil and gas industry. The study found that cleanup costs will be triple the industry’s projected […]
State Farm Halts Home Insurance Sales In California
State Farm Halts Home Insurance Sales In California Faltering California took another economic hit on Friday, as America’s largest personal lines insurer said it would immediately stop selling new home insurance policies in the state. California is the largest property and casualty insurance market in the country. State Farm attributed the decision to three factors: “historic increases in construction […]
What’s Behind California’s Skyrocketing Natural Gas Bills: Insiders
What’s Behind California’s Skyrocketing Natural Gas Bills: Insiders Natural gas is transferred into the SoCalGas system after being collected and purified at a Calgren collection facility in Pixley, Calif., on Oct. 2, 2019. (Mike Blake/Reuters) Californians are expecting skyrocketing natural gas bills this month, but this can’t all be blamed on the weather, according to […]
Torrential Rains Trigger Flash Floods Across California
Torrential Rains Trigger Flash Floods Across California Since the end of December, a ‘parade of cyclones’ has swamped California. The latest round of torrential rain has caused flooding in Los Angeles County, and still unclear in the early morning hours of Tuesday the extent of the destruction, though social media video on Monday evening shows flooded streets, […]
‘Pineapple Express’ And Bomb Cyclone To Wallop California
‘Pineapple Express’ And Bomb Cyclone To Wallop California A moisture conveyor belt of atmospheric rivers has unleashed near-record rainfall across the West Coast. Another, perhaps, more powerful atmospheric river and bomb cyclone are set to target California on Wednesday and Thursday, continuing ten days of heavy rains and snow for higher altitudes. The National Weather […]
Quake Prediction Says “Signal Just Hit,” Warns Of Potential Big Earthquake From San Francisco To LA
Quake Prediction Says “Signal Just Hit,” Warns Of Potential Big Earthquake From San Francisco To LA An earthquake rattled parts of Northern California on Sunday for the second time in two weeks. The 5.4-magnitude quake was centered about 30 miles south of Eureka. On Dec. 20, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake also struck near Eureka. Now one quake […]
UCSB Scientists See the End of ‘Normal’ Climate
UCSB Scientists See the End of ‘Normal’ Climate Researcher Asks: ‘What Happens If You Know the Drought Is Never Going to End?’ Credit: Courtesy In August, Governor Gavin Newsom and officials from the Department of Water Resources released a new Water Supply Strategy, saying that because of California’s “hotter, drier climate,” the state needed to find […]
“Blackouts Imminent” – 75,000 Powerless As Record California Power Usage Sparks ‘Demand Response Event’
“Blackouts Imminent” – 75,000 Powerless As Record California Power Usage Sparks ‘Demand Response Event’ Update (2030ET): As was expected earlier, California power usage surged to a record high this afternoon raising the emergency status of the state’s electrical system to the highest possible level amid a blistering heat wave, which means rolling blackouts are imminent. This triggered […]
Heat Dome Bakes California As “A Lot Of Records Could Be Tied Or Broken”
Heat Dome Bakes California As “A Lot Of Records Could Be Tied Or Broken” A severe heatwave across California and the Pacific Northwest will test power grids this week and early next week. Temperatures are forecasted to soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit east of San Diego and Los Angeles, with areas near Palm Springs and […]
California went big on rooftop solar. Now that’s a problem for landfills
California went big on rooftop solar. Now that’s a problem for landfills Solar panels purchased for home use under incentive programs many years ago are nearing the end of their life cycle. Many are already winding up in landfills. (Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times) California has been a pioneer in pushing for rooftop solar power, […]
