Lining Up For Gas In California

From the state that gives us Eric Swalwell, Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Ted Lieu, Adam Schiff,  performance artist  Alex Padilla, and ad nauseum, et in. TD

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"So the pain will be doubled – time burned “a mouldering” in lines waiting to pay the Golden State premium just to get to work, the store and home again."

"California has the trendiest, and most foolish, energy policies in the U.S. The result is a return to the early ’70s, when drivers lined up around the block, hoping and praying the gasoline wouldn’t run out before they got to the pumps.

"“California’s oil industry now sits at the precipice of complete collapse,” says Edward Ring, director of water and energy policy at the California Policy Center, “and if that happens, more imports will not prevent lines at the pumps.”

"How could California, which has the sixth most proved crude reserves in the country, be looking over the edge of a gasoline crisis?

"California is hurtling toward the gas panic of ’25 because it has been at war with fossil fuel for decades. In the case of motor fuel, “the state legislature has disincentivized the production, distribution, and refining of oil in California,” says Ring, while “cities and counties have followed suit.”

"Two refineries are closing their facilities, the companies that own them having determined that it’s become too difficult to do business in California, which is hostile to energy companies that aren’t sucking up taxpayer-provided dollars to build politically preferred solar and wind projects.

"“By this time next year,” says the Pacific Research Institute, “there might not be even a dozen refineries left in the state to produce the 38 million gallons of California’s boutique blend that’s consumed every day.” 

"A quarter of a century ago, there were 23 refineries in California, 40 in 1983. The remaining sites are the only ones in the country that make California’s special formulation – which adds 10 to 15 cents to the cost of a gallon of gasoline – so importing fuel from other states is not a readily available option." . . .More

Lines for Gas Coming to California — Californians for Energy and Water Abundance