by Audrey Streb
The Daily Caller
A fire broke out at a California refinery on Thursday as the state faces a looming gas crisis, energy policy experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The Chevron El Segundo oil refinery just outside of Los Angeles erupted into flames Thursday night and is still burning, with the cause unknown and no reported injuries, according to multiple reports. The blaze continues to burn as California faces a looming gas crisis, with two other refineries slated to shut down soon after state Democrats imposed stringent regulations for years.
“The fire underscores the gasoline crisis Gavin Newsom and Democrats have created for California. As the anti-fossil fuel government chases its vital oil and gas industry out of the state, any interruption in the state’s refining capabilities threatens to send gasoline prices through the roof,” Steve Milloy, senior fellow at the Energy & Environment Legal Institute told the DCNF. “The state’s climate policies are not helping the environment or saving the planet. They are just causing more pain to the already suffering Californians. Gavin Newsom wants to take these disastrous policies nationwide…
“The fire underscores the gasoline crisis Gavin Newsom and Democrats have created for California. As the anti-fossil fuel government chases its vital oil and gas industry out of the state, any interruption in the state’s refining capabilities threatens to send gasoline prices through the roof,” Steve Milloy, senior fellow at the Energy & Environment Legal Institute told the DCNF. “The state’s climate policies are not helping the environment or saving the planet. They are just causing more pain to the already suffering Californians. Gavin Newsom wants to take these disastrous policies nationwide.”
