New Study: 'California's High Gas Prices and Supply Dilemmas are Self-Inflicted'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : This economic activity supports critical public programs such as health care, public safety, and education.
54% : Prof. Mische says California is highly dependent on oil imports from Iraq (21.26%), Brazil (20.41%), Guyana (15.80%), and Ecuador (13.60%). Is anyone surprised when we have lawmakers like State Senator Scott Wiener authoring legislation which will hold "Big Oil" responsible for natural disasters in California.
48% : "With 2035 less than a decade away, there is no incentive for or benefit to California oil producers or refiners to invest in additional capacity or capital improvements in the Golden State," Professor Mische writes.
43% : " California oil imports from petrostates such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq have increased significantly, as a consequence of declining in-state oil production, because of Gov. Newsom's and Democrats' in the State Legislature's aggressive anti-oil policies.
38% : And in doing so, he will allow insurance companies and victims of fires, floods, rain and sleet, wind events, mudslides, and earthquakes to sue fossil fuel companies for damages.
36% : Tagged 2035 objective to eliminate internal combustion vehicles, AAA national average, Aggressive environmental policies, big oil, Brazil, California Air Resource Board, California economy, California refiners, California's Gross State Product, California's high gas prices, CARB, crude oil from foreign sources, Equador, gas supply dilemmas, Governor Gavin Newsom, Gyanna, in-state oil production, Iraq, LAEDC, Legislative Analyst's Office, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, oil and gas, oil and gas industry, oil imports, oil refineries, petroleum supply chain, reenhouse emissions policies, retail gas prices, State Senator Scott Wiener, USC Professor Michael Mische
18% : Author Recent Posts Katy Grimes Katy Grimes, the Editor in Chief of the California Globe, is a long-time Investigative Journalist covering the California State Capitol, and the co-author of California's War Against Donald Trump: Who Wins?

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