by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor
As Appearing in the California Globe
Calif. Energy Commission is 3 months behind on refiner management report
You are probably getting tired of me rhetorically asking, “If the ‘Big Oil’ companies are so greedy, why are they only greedy in California and not greedy in every state?”
The California Senate Special Committee on Fuel Supply and Price Spikes (you read that right) voted Monday to pass Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to decrease the state’s gas supply, which will clearly result in even higher gas prices at the pump.
Californians are already paying the highest gas prices in the entire country – even higher than Hawaii, according to AAA today. The US average price per gallon of gas is $3.18 – California’s average is $4.68 – a $1.50 difference – just about the exact amount of California’s gas taxes.
You are probably getting tired of me rhetorically asking, “If the ‘Big Oil’ companies are so greedy, why are they only greedy in California and not greedy in every state?”
The California Senate Special Committee on Fuel Supply and Price Spikes (you read that right) voted Monday to pass Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to decrease the state’s gas supply, which will clearly result in even higher gas prices at the pump.
Californians are already paying the highest gas prices in the entire country – even higher than Hawaii, according to AAA today. The US average price per gallon of gas is $3.18 – California’s average is $4.68 – a $1.50 difference – just about the exact amount of California’s gas taxes.
