Kern County Archives

Impact on Kern County from decision to end fossil fuel production by 2045

December 20, 2022 Mariel Alumit

Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Earlier in the year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to eliminate fossil fuel production in California by 2045. “We’ll create 4 million jobs, cut air pollution by 71%, and cut oil […]

Kern County Supervisors approve to request suspension of state limitations on oil and gas

March 17, 2022 Stu Turley

ENB Publishers Note: Kern County in California is one of the best oil fields in the United States. It is mind-blowing that California has imported 20% of its oil from Iran even though there were […]

EV Battery Factory Will Require So Much Energy It Needs A Coal Plant To Power It – Cowboystatedaily.com

September 23, 2023

ENB Pub Note: A shout-out to the Cowboy State Daily website and staff. They do a great job, and please support them. A $4 billion Panasonic electric vehicle battery factory in De Soto, Kansas, will […]

Federal judge orders Biden administration to expand Gulf of Mexico oil auction

September 23, 2023

(Bloomberg) – The Biden administration has been ordered by a federal judge to expand its sale of Gulf of Mexico oil leases later this month. The Louisiana-based judge concluded that the Interior Department probably moved […]

Recent grid reforms might not be enough for Virginia to hit future clean energy targets, advocates say

September 23, 2023

Note to readers: This article has been updated with comments from PJM Interconnection that were submitted after publication. Virginia is on track to meet short-term carbon-free targets laid out in the sweeping Clean Economy […]