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 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 [...]
https://youtu.be/lBQ0C6m4Q8s On February 17, 2026, Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Legal Senior Policy Fellow and Junkscience.com Founder, appeared on Fox Business to discuss the horrific energy plans in place with Virginia's new Leftist governor.
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 [...]
https://youtu.be/BcG6bCi4N4M On December 22, 2025, Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow and Junkscience.com Founder, appears on Fox Business's The Bottom Line with David Asman and Lydia Hu. He discusses how even Leftist Governors like New York's are backpedaling on Green energy as the skyrocketing costs of wind and solar become a reality.
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe California’s gas is $1.58 higher per gallon than every other state As of 2025, California’s total gas taxes and fees amount to approximately $1.15 per gallon, which includes state excise taxes, local sales taxes, and various fees. [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe California has the most expensive and least reliable electricity California has taken nuclear power plants offline while increasing mandates for wind and solar, resulting in statewide power shortages and power outages. Nuclear power is clean and reliable; [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe ‘If the remaining refineries cannot secure increased supplies of in-state crude, we risk seeing more refinery closures and even higher gas prices’ AAA reports today that the national average gas price is $3.17 per gallon. California’s average [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Any increase in the gas tax is a surefire way to put the California economy on the road to ruin’ California gasoline already costs approximately $1.50 above the national average, and we are getting another gas tax [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Gov. Newsom, the Legislature and CARB have been working hand in glove to restrict the availability of oil and gas and increase the cost of gas at the pump AAA reports Monday June 23rd that the U.S. [...]
