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 figure, and has now just embarked on a book tour rather than playing at being Governor, California suffers under some very serious government-created crises, starting with California’s oil refineries closing, leaving the state gas-starved.
Petroleum expert Michael Ariza, told the Globe last week that the Valero refinery closure will have more of an effect on our region. “In the Bay Area we only have two out of five refineries producing gasoline, jet fuel, and propane. Valero is down, Conoco Phillips in Rodeo and Marathon in Martinez are only producing bio diesel!”
Refineries shutting down is a real world problem for many industries, businesses and families in California which rely on fuel: the state’s farmers and ranchers, truckers, manufacturers, and many more industries are suffering under the climbing gas and diesel prices, and shortages.
Gov. Newsom is presiding over perhaps the largest energy policy collapse of the oil industry, refinery operations and gasoline production in U.S. history.
