Politico – Democrats retreat on climate: ‘It’s one of the more disappointing turnabouts’

By Jeremy B. White and Camille von Kaenel, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/07/democrats-climate-retreat-california-energy-00439882 SACRAMENTO, California - Donald Trump is coming for California's signature climate policies - and so is...

94.1 KPFA: US Right to Know & Consumer Watchdog

By Sabrina Jacobs, KPFA On today’s show, a bailout for California oil refineries? I’ll speak to Consumer Watchdog’s founder and executive director Jaime Court about the pushback...

Politico – Democrats retreat on climate: ‘It’s one of the more disappointing turnabouts’

By  JEREMY B. WHITE and  CAMILLE VON KAENEL, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/07/democrats-climate-retreat-california-energy-00439882 SACRAMENTO, California — Donald Trump is coming for California’s signature climate policies — and so is California. Stung by the...

San Diego Union-Tribune – California Energy Commission calls for shelving plans to fine oil companies

By Rob Nikolewski, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/27/california-energy-commission-calls-for-shelving-plans-to-fine-oil-companies/ In the wake of plans by two refineries to close down, the California Energy Commission offered a series...

Reuters – California should raise fuel imports, pause margin cap, regulator says

By Shariq Khan, REUTERS https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/california-should-support-fuel-imports-find-ways-retain-refiners-regulator-says-2025-06-27 NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - California's energy regulator on Friday recommended new rules to encourage more private investment in fuel...

ABC 7: Silicon Valley democrat pushes controversial energy bill, refuses questions about $100K+ advisor gig

https://youtu.be/lAQhxK2LVno By Stephanie Sierra, ABC7 https://abc7news.com/post/senate-bill-540-ca-state-senator-josh-becker-refuses-answer-questions-energy-donations-100k-advisor-gig/16718061 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- As California faces worsening climate disasters, Silicon Valley Democrats are pushing a bill that could give control of...

New York Times – As Energy Costs Surge, Eastern Governors Blame a Grid Manager

By Ivan Penn, NEW YORK TIMES http://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/business/energy-environment/ For decades, a little-known nonprofit organization has played a central role in keeping the lights on for 65 million...

The Mercury News – California Senate greenlights energy reform bills as Democrats pursue “affordability”

By Grant Stringer, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/06/06/california-senate-energy-reform-bills-democrats-affordability/?clearUserState=true After falling short last year, lawmakers in the state Senate are advancing bills intended to give customers relief from rising...

Daily Kos – CA Senate Votes for Regional Electricity Deregulation Bill Despite Concerns About Trump

By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/7/2326553/-CA-Senate-Votes-for-Regional-Electricity-Deregulation-Bill-Despite-Concerns-About-Trump You know when a MAGA Republican Senator calls a piece of controversial energy legislation a “Big Beautiful Bill” that it isn’t going to...

East Bay Times – Elias: Blame oil industry, not government, for California’s high gas prices

Chevron, state's largest oil refiner, directly linked to major client of author who wrote study predicting rise to $8 a gallon By THOMAS D. ELIAS, EAST...

The San Diego Union-Tribune – Will California’s high gas prices go even higher?

By Rob Nikolewski, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/26/will-californias-high-gas-prices-go-even-higher/ For decades, gasoline in California has been more expensive than in other parts of the country, but there...

Enterprise Record – Ethical issue dogs ‘$8 per gallon’ gasoline study | California Focus

By Thomas Elias, ENTERPRISE RECORD https://www.chicoer.com/2025/05/21/ethical-issue-dogs-8-per-gallon-gasoline-study-california-focus/ Academics have known for many years the potential for conflicts of interest when they conduct studies or write reports on...

The Lever – A Potential Trump Power Grab, Brought To You By Democrats

Big Tech-backed Democrats could hand one of the country’s largest and greenest energy markets to Trump and his fossil fuel acolytes. By Freddy Brewster, THE...

San Diego Union-Tribune – Is Gavin Newsom changing his tune with the oil industry?

By Rob Nikolewski, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/25/is-gavin-newsom-changing-his-tune-with-the-oil-industry/ Gov. Gavin Newsom seems to be taking a friendlier tone regarding the petroleum industry, as two refineries recently announced...

The Mercury News – Opinion: Will California sell out its clean energy policies to help power AI?

By Jamie Court, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/04/19/opinion-california-clean-energy-ai/ Nearly 30 years ago California legislators faced a test of their integrity in voting for an electricity deregulation scheme that...

Cal Matters – How labor killed a bill to let California wildfire victims sue Big Oil for climate change

By Ryan Sabalow, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/04/california-oil-union-climate-bill/ Oil companies had their hackles up this year after Sen. Scott Wiener introduced a controversial bill that would allow victims of...

KOGO-AM (Radio) – San Diego, CA: Gas Prices In San Diego And Across The State Have Been On The Rise

By Staff Reporters, KOGO-AM – San Diego, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Community Voice – Western Regional grid imperils independence

By Thomas Elias, COMMUNITY VOICE https://www.thecommunityvoice.com/opinion/columnists/western-regional-grid-imperils-california-independence/article_205937d1-fc49-416e-ac73-71aed574b5b1.html If California wants power company executives from coal-happy states like Wyoming and Utah to run energy policy in this state,...

Monterey Herald – Rooftop solar is not the culprit behind high California electric bills, advocates say

By TERI SFORZA, MONTEREY HERALD https://www.montereyherald.com/2025/04/06/rooftop-solar-is-not-the-culprit-behind-high-electric-bills-advocates-say/ That $8.5 billion “cost shift” that regulators say falls on non-solar customers and is partly responsible for our outrageous electric bills?...

Enterprise-Record – Western regional grid imperils state’s independence

By Thomas Elias, ENTERPRISE RECORD https://www.chicoer.com/2025/03/19/western-regional-grid-imperils-states-independence-california-focus/ If California wants power company executives from coal-happy states like Wyoming and Utah to run energy policy in this state,...

Politico – Don’t Ferc With My Energy Market

By Camille von Kaenel, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2025/03/11/teslas-best-frenemy-00225554?nname=california-climate&nid=00000189-315c-d8dd-a1ed-797dc9f10000&nrid=0000014f-890a-d780-a9ef-9d7a82c30000 The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications will meet tomorrow to discuss the West-Wide Governance Pathway Initiative, a long-awaited...

Orange County Register – Why are our electric rates are so insane, and what can we do about it?

By Teri Sforza, Orange County Register https://www.ocregister.com/2025/03/02/why-are-our-electric-rates-are-so-insane-and-what-can-we-do-about-it/ The choices we've made have led to the pickle we're in. Our electric bills in California are the highest in...

TURN – San Diego Gas & Electric Reports $891 Million in Profit in 2024

By Lee Trotman, TURN https://www.turn.org/press-releases/san-diego-gas-electric-reports-891-million-in-profit-in-2024 San Diego, CA -- San Diego Gas & Electric today reported near-record profits of $891 million off the backs of customers....

Chico Enterprise-Record – Editorial: Another year, more record profits for PG&E

By Editorial Board, CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD https://www.chicoer.com/2025/02/23/another-year-more-record-profits-for-pacific-gas-and-electric-editorial/ Have you heard the news? PG&E is reporting record profits for the past year. Normally, this is where we’d say, “Stop...

Mercury News – PG&E reports profit of more than $2 billion for 2024

By George Avalos, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/13/pge-profit-electric-gas-utility-fire-economy-bay-area-oakland-san-jose/ OAKLAND PG&E reported on Thursday that it had a profit of just under $2.48 billion in 2024, an increase from...

Daily Kos – New 2024 CA Oil Drilling Permits Drop to 73, But Oil Regulators Drop Ball on Bonding

By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/2/5/2301645/-New-2024-CA-Oil-Drilling-Permits-Drop-to-73-But-Oil-Regulators-Drop-Ball-on-Bonding Los Angeles, CA—Approvals for new oil well drilling permits in California dwindled to 73 in 2024 from 2,664 in 2019...

Politico – By The Numbers

By Blanca Begert, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2025/02/04/why-tesla-needs-a-trump-lifeline-00202519?nname=california-climate&nid=00000189-315c-d8dd-a1ed-797dc9f10000&nrid=9df49bfd-52ce-419e-b9c2-dba48e0990e3 OIL COUNT: The U.S. may have had a record high year for oil drilling, but in California new oil and gas well permits hover...
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