ENB Pub Note: This article first ran on America Outloud by Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza, and both have been on the Energy News Beat Podcast and should be followed! This is urgent. With the loss of transportation fuel supplies from Asian refineries resulting from the Iranian War and California’s huge dependency, the 4th largest economy […]
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California’s energy debate often rests on a convenient narrative: gasoline and diesel demand is falling, so aging refineries can—and should—simply close. A recent CalMatters commentary by Ranjit Deshmukh, an environmental studies associate professor at UC Santa Barbara, advances exactly this view. Titled in essence “Aging oil refineries don’t need more public dollars. California should let […]
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ENB Pub Note: This is a great article from America Outloud with Mike Ariza and Ronald Stein, and both have been on the Energy News Beat podcast. We recommend connecting with both great resources. An energy “REALITY” reminder is that crude oil by itself is useless black tar, unless you build a multi-billion-dollar refinery to […]
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On Friday, May 29, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved sweeping updates to the state’s Cap-and-Invest program (formerly Cap-and-Trade), extending California’s signature climate initiative through 2045. State regulators framed the changes as a balanced move to meet aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets while supporting affordability and preventing industry “leakage”—the exodus of major polluters […]
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ENB Pub Note: Just a friendly reminder that we have been tracking a national security issue in California. The following is from Ronald Stein on America Outloud, and we recommend following and subscribing! California is the 4th largest economy in the world and an “ENERGY ISLAND that is isolated from the other 49 States by […]
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ENB Pubnote: This article was run on David Blackmon’s Energy Additions Substack, and we highly recommend subscribing. This morning on Mornings with Maria, Secretary Chris Wright hit it out of the park, and we will have that information out later. California is a self-imposed energy island with a crisis brewing, and Secretary Wright is spot […]
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California’s fuel markets are in crisis. Refineries across the state are running flat-out on jet fuel and diesel to chase record-high margins, while gasoline output is being deliberately cut — even as pump prices surge toward all-time highs near $6 per gallon. The shift comes at the worst possible moment: two major refinery closures have […]
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California’s energy system is teetering on the edge of collapse. Decades of aggressive refinery closures, strict CARB fuel specifications, and heavy reliance on long-haul imports have left the state uniquely vulnerable. The ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz—triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran—has now turned that vulnerability into an imminent crisis. Refined product […]
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Chevron Corp. has issued a stark warning to California: the state is barreling toward a full-blown fuel crisis unless the ongoing war with Iran eases and state officials slash taxes and regulations that have strangled its refining industry. The world’s second-largest oil company is signaling it may walk away from refining in the Golden State […]
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