by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor
As Appearing in the California Globe
If the ‘Big Oil’ companies are so greedy, why are they only greedy in California and not greedy in every state?
AAA reports today that the national average gas price is $3.22 per gallon, while the average in California is $4.56 per gallon.
Within California, the high is $6.00 per gallon in Mono County. In Newsom’s Marin County, gas is $5.13 per gallon. Humboldt County will run you $5.54 per gallon; Sacramento County is $4.91 per gallon; Los Angeles County is $4.59 per gallon.
Arizona gets nearly half of its gas from California. The vast majority of Nevada’s gas – 88% – comes from California.
The governors of Arizona and California co-signed a letter last week to California Gov. Gavin Newsom urging him to back off of his legislation to add new regulations on the state’s refiners. They say forced supply shortages will result in higher gas costs in the three Western states.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal agrees:
“Mr. Newsom’s economic illiteracy is potentially a major problem for Nevada too. The vast majority of the state’s gasoline comes from California. If Mr. Newsom’s ill-conceived regulations further limit refineries, Nevada prices could soar even higher.”
“If Mr. Newsom wants to know who to blame for California’s high gas prices, he should look in the mirror.”
Newsom claims he is “Preventing Big Oil’s profit spikes & saving Californians at the pump.”
