In this episode of the Energy Newsbeat podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with David Blackmon (Forbes contributor and Energy Impacts podcast host) and Mike Umbro (energy innovator and founder of California for Energy and Science) to explore a groundbreaking solution to California’s energy crisis. The conversation centers on Geologic Thermal Energy Storage (GeoTES)—a revolutionary […]
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A Kern County oilman briefed two Cabinet secretaries on a plan to store sunlight as heat in old California oil fields for weeks at a time. The physics is real, and a national lab study backs storage on a terawatt-hour scale. But the only funded test is a 100-kilowatt pilot, and some of the biggest […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingKaty Grimes, Editor in Chief of the California Globe, and Mike Umbro stop by the ENB Podcast. This podcast rolled around because Katy Grimes, the Editor in Chief of the California Globe, wrote a brilliant story, “Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return?” and in that story, she is pointing out […]
Continue ReadingIn a move that could exacerbate California\’s already precarious energy landscape, the state\’s largest inland oil pipeline is barreling toward a potential shutdown, threatening critical crude supplies to Bay Area refiners and underscoring the deepening national security risks tied to the Golden State\’s faltering oil production. The San Pablo Bay Pipeline, operated by Crimson Midstream […]
Continue ReadingIn this episode of Energy Newsbeat – Conversations in Energy, Stuart Turley, along with industry experts Doomberg,Mike Umbro, and David Blackmon It discusses the ongoing energy and political crisis in California, with a particular focus on the state\’s energy policies, oil production, and refinery shutdowns. We highlight the mismanagement of California\’s resources, the decline in domestic oil production, […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Big Beautiful Bill May Still Yet End the Green New Deal June 29, 2025 Clark Savage Senate Republicans have taken a significant step toward passing President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative package, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” with a narrow 51-49 procedural vote on June 28, 2025. This $4.5 trillion […] […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories California is a National Security Risk, Funding the Ukrainian/Russian War, and Closing Refineries in California June 30, 2025 Clark Savage California, often seen as a leader in environmental policy, is facing a paradox that could have far-reaching implications for national security, economic stability, and international relations. The state’s energy policies, driven by […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia, often seen as a leader in environmental policy, is facing a paradox that could have far-reaching implications for national security, economic stability, and international relations. The state\’s energy policies, driven by a push for lower carbon emissions, have inadvertently positioned California as a funder of the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia and a […]
Continue ReadingCo-authored by Ronald Stein, P.E. and Mike Umbro California’s Governor Newsom has been on this planet for 57 years and has yet to publicly recognize that modern life requires the use of fossil fuels to function. California is the fourth largest economy in the world. We require the PRODUCTS and TRANSPORTATION FUELS made from fossil fuels to meet […]
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