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Cause and Effect: Foreign Oil Imports Continue to Grow as California Denies New Fracking Permits
Citing the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, California officials denied 21 fracking permits this week. What they didn’t mention was that the permit denials are more likely to benefit foreign oil producers than the environment. State Oil and Gas Supervisor Uduak-Joe Ntuk cited climate...
California Bill Banning Fracking, Restricting Production Dies in Committee
Fracking opponents suffered a defeat in California, where SB467, legislation that would have severely restricted energy production in the state, failed to pass a committee vote. Moderate Democrats on the California Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee blocked the bill from advancing, a sign that...
The Science on Fracking in California
Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) is used throughout the United States to produce oil and gas from “tight” shale formations bringing along with it good-paying jobs, economic growth, and reduced CO2 emissions. California is nation’s third largest energy producing state and fracking here is a bit different than elsewhere in the...
California Governor Proposes Windfall Profit Tax After Working to Shut Down State’s Oil Production
The irony is lost on Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who is now calling for a windfall profits tax in the wake of high gasoline prices after spending much of the past two years seeking to shut down oil production in the state. Newsom posted...
California Joins the “We Love OPEC” Alliance
The state of California – once an energy giant, now beset by supply shortages and high costs – has joined the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA), a group of countries and regional governments that have pledged to end oil and natural gas production. Yet,...
California’s Power Emergency Shows Why Natural Gas Is Critical To Grid Reliability
Last week, California requested that the U.S. Department of Energy allow it ramp up natural gas generating stations to maximum operating capacity in the face of the “electric reliability emergency” facing the state. California Independent System Operator (CAISO), which manages electricity across the high-voltage, long-distance...
California Turns to Natural Gas to Address Grid Reliability Issues
As California continues to face high energy demand and low supply issues, the state has turned to five natural gas plants to ensure the reliability of the electrical grid. As Fox 26 reported: “California officials say five temporary gas-fueled generators will be set up around...
California’s Uphill Battle Against Reliable, Affordable Energy
California’s war against oil and natural gas use is disrupting consumers’ pocketbooks and undermining businesses across the state. The result is that California state is facing a shortage of reliable, affordable energy when it needs it the most. As California closes the door on its...
Newsom’s Ban Will Only Increase California’s Dependence on Foreign Oil
Just a few weeks after moderate Democrats in the California state legislature stopped legislation that would have phased in a fracking ban, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced his own plan to ban not only fracking, but eventually all oil and natural gas development in the...