Repost from The San Francisco Chronicle [Editor: Significant quote: “A new report from the nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog argues that refinery profit margins in the state rise during price spikes — even when a company has to buy extra wholesale gasoline to make up for refinery downtime.” – RS] Refinery ills push price of gasoline … Continue reading California oil: Refinery profit margins rise during price spikes
Repost from The San Francisco Chronicle [Editor: See the full report, West Coast Tar Sands Invasion. See Anthony Swift’s NRDC Blog for summary details. See also the ForestEthics press release. – RS] Billionaire fights to keep tar-sands oil out of state By David R. Baker, April 29, 2015 Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer has a new mission — … Continue reading California billionaire fights to keep tar-sands oil out of state
Repost from The Santa Cruz Sentinal Proposals unveiled to combat climate change By Paul Rogers, Bay Area News Group, 02/10/15 SACRAMENTO >> California lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled a package of bills to significantly expand renewable energy use in California, cut gasoline use by 50 percent and require the state’s major government pension funds to sell … Continue reading California legislators unveil measures to combat climate change
Repost from The Associated Press, The Big Story National energy boom blurs political battle lines By NICHOLAS RICCARDI — Apr. 19, 2014 FILE – This March 25, 2014 file photo shows perforating tools, used to create fractures in the rock, lowered into one of six wells during a roughly two-week hydraulic fracturing operation at an … Continue reading National energy boom blurs political battle lines