California

Automobile industry mandated toward a death spiral

Zero emissions at ANY COST seems to be the direction being mandated by governments and the Environmental, Social and Governance movements around the world, to divest in fossil fuels.

By Ronald Stein |2022-09-12T09:16:55-04:00September 10th, 2022|Comments Off

Modern-day Marie A says you cannot even have cake

Meanwhile, French president Emmanuel Macron (a true son of Marie Antoinette) announces the end of abundance.

By Duggan Flanakin |2022-09-08T15:40:28-04:00September 9th, 2022|Comments Off

CA plan to ban gas vehicles drives dependence on China

If about a dozen other uber-liberal states follow their lead, California’s restrictions would apply to about a third of all vehicles sold in 2035.

By Larry Bell |2022-09-02T14:43:35-04:00September 2nd, 2022|Comments Off

Government benefits more from fuel sales than oil companies!

With California collecting $1.30 per gallon for taxes, fees, and costs for the states’ climate programs, those 58 million gallons of fuel being consumed daily is more than $75 million dollars a day or more than $27 BILLION dollars a year for government spending.

By Ronald Stein |2022-07-14T13:58:08-04:00July 9th, 2022|Comments Off

The looming energy catastrophe

California government-imposed reductions in the supply chain of crude oil has increased imported crude oil from foreign countries from 5 percent in 1992 to more than 60 percent today.

By Ronald Stein |2022-06-03T10:25:17-04:00June 3rd, 2022|Comments Off

California imported crude oil ranks as a major emissions generator

generator Annual emissions from just 1 of the 180 foreign oil tankers delivering crude to California are equivalent to 50 million vehicles.

By Ronald Stein |2021-12-10T20:20:07-05:00December 14th, 2021|Comments Off

The working poor need workhorse vehicles

Trend setting California’s EV message to America – they’re not for working families!

By Ronald Stein |2021-08-11T13:21:24-04:00August 12th, 2021|Comments Off

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District favors higher energy costs

Rule 6-5 will barely reduce particulate emission reductions while raising the nation’s highest energy prices even higher.

By Ronald Stein |2021-07-24T14:22:58-04:00July 25th, 2021|Comments Off

CFACT joins coalition opposing regression from SAFE to CAFE fuel standards

Joint letter opposes Biden Administration proposals to enable Califorinia to resume bullying the rest of the nation on energy and emissions. Read the letter now.

By Adam Houser |2021-06-15T12:40:46-04:00June 15th, 2021|Comments Off

Diablo Canyon nuclear plant closure will escalate energy poverty

America has 93 nuclear reactors which generate a whopping 20 percent of the nation’s electricity, emission free. California's last nuclear plant is scheduled to shut down in 2024.

By Ronald Stein |2021-06-01T16:20:58-04:00June 2nd, 2021|Comments Off

More racially biased energy costs favored by BAAQMD

The Agency’s planned emissions controls would ultimately serve only to reduce supplies and raise energy costs even higher for everyone in the region.

By Ronald Stein |2021-05-25T13:36:57-04:00May 26th, 2021|Comments Off

A bust to the EV growth projections may be in the making

With a simple stroke of the pen, Governor Newsom believes he has the power to change the lifestyles of all California residents.

By Ronald Stein |2021-05-18T10:47:02-04:00May 21st, 2021|Comments Off

America’s California-style Green awokening

California's middle class is taking flight.

By Larry Bell |2021-05-20T08:54:56-04:00May 20th, 2021|Comments Off

Governor Newsom’s mathematical shortcomings are his recall challenges

The good looking and smooth-talking Governor Newsom of California has inflicted so much financial damage to the state that it may take decades to recover, if even possible.

By Ronald Stein |2021-05-06T11:31:05-04:00May 7th, 2021|Comments Off

CA electric power chief says serious problems lie ahead

California just did not have enough dispatchable capacity available to meet demand.

By David Wojick |2021-04-16T07:44:07-04:00April 19th, 2021|Comments Off