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  • “Ethanol: An Examination of AB 30 and its Impact on California Gasoline Prices…. Fact or Fiction?”  This study examines the impact of AB 30 which allows for the use of E15 ethanol gasoline in CA and its potential impact on supplies and consumer prices. Link pending from USC
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Articles by Katie Grimes
EXCLUSIVE: Executive Orders for President Trump: Ensuring that US has Necessary Fuels from California to Provide US National Security
  • These would stabilize California fuels markets, and assure that California crude oil producers and refinery operators could support U.S. force readiness and the security of the U.S. (April 13, 2026) 

US Gas Prices Rocket Past $4 Per Gallon, Over $6 in CA
  • The last time gas was above $5 per gallon was in August 2022, during the Biden Administration (March 31, 2026) 

California’s Oil and Gas Crisis: Expert Warns of Full Scope of the Potential Danger
  • Is California on the precipice of social and economic collapse? (March 28, 2026) 

How Can President Trump and ‘Our Useless Congress’ Get Gas Prices Back Down? 
  • There are 5 ways Congress and states can immediately lower gas prices by up to $1.10 (March 17, 2026) 

President Trump Invokes Emergency Law to Restart California Offshore Oil 
  • U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Friday directed Sable Offshore Corp. to restore operations of the Santa Ynez Unit and Santa Ynez Pipeline System (March 14, 2026)

​Why California Has an Oil and Gas Crisis… and China’s Involvement 
  • The California Air Resources Board has been using Chinese research to bolster their corrupt and dishonest climate policies (March 11, 2026)
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​Marathon, Chevron, PBF Warn Governor Newsom of Widespread Refinery Shutdowns, Fuel shortages, Economic Collapse 
  • Gov. Newsom is presiding over perhaps the largest collapse of the oil industry, refinery operations and gasoline production in U.S. history (March 10, 2026)

Chevron Will Shut Down Remaining 2 Refineries if CARB Amendments Pass
  • CARB’s cap and trade program Western Climate Initiative Inc. was registered in Delaware (March 8, 2026)

Chevron Warns of Irreversible Harm to California’s Economy and Energy Security in Letter to Newsom
  • Democrats and Gavin Newsom stubbornly cling to carbon taxing – not because they are true believers – because it’s a revenue-generating tax (March 4, 2026)

Nationwide Gas Prices Jump 11 Cents; California Still Leads with the Highest Gas Prices
  • California’s gas tax is approximately 71 cents per gallon, making it the highest in the nation (March 3, 2026)

Energy Company Warns CARB on ‘The Stark Reality’ Driving In-State Refining Capacity to Zero of CA’s Remaining 7 Refineries 
  • Is the CARB really trying to force all in-state refineries to close? (February 28, 2026) 

While Newsom Fiddles, California’s Gas & Oil Crisis Ramps Up with Tensions Between the US and Iran 
  • Gov. Newsom is presiding over perhaps the largest energy policy collapse of the oil industry, refinery operations and gasoline production in U.S. history (February 22, 2026)

California’s High Gas Prices and Refinery Closures Have Real Consequences 
  • While Gavin Newsom is playing International Man of Mystery in Germany at a ‘high-profile European gathering’ (February 13, 2026)

Valero Shut Down Benicia Refinery Jan 31st – CA Gas Prices Already Climbing 
  • Predictable, inevitable, regrettable, and preventable… CA is facing $8.43/gallon gas as refineries close (February 3, 2026)

Can President Trump Cut California’s Highest-in-the-Nation Gas Taxes? 
  • Californians are paying 47% more at the pump than the rest of the nation and 61% higher than Colorado (January 27, 2026) 

Governor Newsom Ineptly Self-Congratulates on Benicia Valero Refinery News 
  • USC Professor Mische has warned CA is Facing $8.43/gallon Gas as Refineries Close (January 12, 2026)

Sable Pipeline Gets Go-Ahead to Restart California Pipeline
  • California is producing only 23.7% of its own in-state oil/gas needs (January 2, 2026)

Podcast: Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return? 
  • ​‘I told you I don’t need a hug; I need a permit’ (December 9, 2025)

​Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return? 
  • ​Gov. Newsom is single handedly sending California into energy poverty, rather than economic and energy prosperity (December 1, 2025)