Should California dictate U.S. energy policies?
The Golden state of California is impoverishing its citizens with higher prices for energy of all kinds -- and boasting of its energy "progress" which it is gaining at the expense of other states and even countries. While, thanks in large part to hydrofracturing technology, the U.S. has cut oil imports from 60% to just 28% of its total needs, California's oil production fulfills just 38% of its needs, and 29% of its electricity comes from out-of-state. Gasoline prices are the second highest in the nation -- and are projected to rise another 170% over the next decade. And Californians pay twice the national average for residential electricity.