by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe CARB’s cap and trade program Western Climate Initiative Inc. was registered in Delaware Wednesday the Globe reported on Chevron’s letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board warning them of deep concerns and [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Democrats and Gavin Newsom stubbornly cling to carbon taxing – not because they are true believers – because it’s a revenue-generating tax Chevron just sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Is the CARB really trying to force all in-state refineries to close? An energy company you may or not have heard of, which has a huge impact on fuels in California, just sent a letter to the [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Gov. Newsom is presiding over perhaps the largest energy policy collapse of the oil industry, refinery operations and gasoline production in U.S. history While California Governor Gavin Newsom gallivants around the world pretending he’s an international political [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Predictable, inevitable, regrettable, and preventable… CA is facing $8.43/gallon gas as refineries close The Valero oil refinery in Benicia, CA is shut down. Mike Ariza, former Valero manager and oil and gas expert, told the Globe Tuesday [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe If the state can take one kind of property without compensation, it can target others NARO-California, of the National Association of Royalty Owners, together with Pacific Legal Foundation announced Wednesday they filed a federal lawsuit challenging Senate [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Californians are paying 47% more at the pump than the rest of the nation and 61% higher than Colorado The national average price for a gallon of gas today is $2.88, AAA reports. The average price for [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel Few images evoke more emotional symbolism than light. As far back as history records, light held a significant place in ancient cultures, many of which worshipped the sun. In the Christian faith, the “light of the world” symbolizes truth, divinity, knowledge, even life itself. [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe USC Professor Mische has warned CA is Facing $8.43/gallon Gas as Refineries Close In April 2025, Valero Energy Corporation announced it would shut down its Benicia Refinery in April 2026. This hit came after Chevron Oil Company [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe The cover up is worse than the crime One year ago a series of catastrophic wildfires burned Pacific Palisades, Altadena and much of Malibu to the ground. 12 months later, most of the area still looks the [...]
