Nolte: Chevron Warns of Energy Doomsday Due to California Regulations
In just a few years, thanks to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) greedy, unnecessary, and punitive environmental regulations, the former Golden State has lost two refineries.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Joins ‘New Way’ Effort in California Republican Party
Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the “New Way California” initiative this week, in the hope of creating a competitive California Republican Party by triangulating toward Democrat priorities.
Fleischman: CA GOP’s Phony Pushback Against Cap-and-Trade
California voters could enshrine climate change in the state’s Constitution — thanks to a phony ballot initiative being promoted by weak Republican Party leaders as a brake on cap-and-trade spending.
California Democrats Propose Cost Increase for ‘Cap-and-Trade’ Permits
California Democrats are seeking to penalize companies who are forced to buy greenhouse gas (GHG) emission permits as part of California’s “cap-and-trade” program, fresh off a victory over business owners who sued to have the program overturned as an illegal tax.
California Court Denies Lucrative ‘Cap-and-Trade’ Program Is ‘Illegal Tax’
A California appeals court denied a challenge to the state’s lucrative cap-and-trade program by California business owners on Thursday—who argued the program constituted an illegal tax.
Jerry Brown Trying to Extend Cap-and-Trade Without 2/3 Vote
California Gov. Jerry Brown is trying to amend Senate Bill 32, which would extend “targets” for greenhouse gas emissions reduction beyond 2020, in order to pass an extension of cap-and-trade “proceeds” (i.e. taxes) without the constitutionally required two-thirds vote of both houses of the legislature to pass a tax.
Jerry Brown’s VP Odds Plunge as Court May Strike Cap & Trade
Gov. Jerry Brown’s distant vice presidential prospects may be more remote than ever, as a state appellate court appears ready to strike down California’s “cap-and-trade program as an unconstitutional tax.
Regulators Push CA Gas Price up to 80 Cents Higher
California regulators approved a climate change rule on Friday that will push California gasoline prices up to at least an 80 cent premium over the U.S. national average.
Cap-and-trade Billions a Honey Pot for California Politicians
California’s cap-and-trade tax is creating a luscious honey-pot of cash to sooth state politicians’ spending fantasies. In expectation of the cash available from the “May Revised Budget” to be released this week, lawmakers and their interest-group fellow travelers are outlining ambitious proposals that include funding port improvements, paying for heavy-duty trucks and ferries, nurturing urban rivers, sponging up carbon in soil and increasing subsidies for bus riders.
