- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 1, 2026
The Far-Left Revives Its Favorite Bad Idea: A Windfall Profits Tax
Here we go again. With gas prices elevated amid ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Reps.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 5, 2026
CNN Segment Shows Newsom Can’t Spin Away California’s Self Inflicted Gas Price Crisis
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attempt to blame high gasoline prices on everyone but Sacramento hit a wall this week during a CNN segment focused on the state’s spiraling fuel costs.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 4, 2026
CBS: California gas prices are the highest in the U.S., but there’s no proof of price gouging. Here’s why.
We’ve covered extensively how the price gouging narrative is demonstrably false, but this CBS investigation was so good, we are just re-posting it in its entirety.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 18, 2026
Texas Judge Allows Industry to Fight Back Against Recycled Plastics Lawsuit
On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Michael J. Truncale denied California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s motion to dismiss in a defamation lawsuit filed by ExxonMobil, giving the company the opportunity to finally fight back against Bonta attacking advanced recycling technologies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 17, 2026
As Newsom Targets “Big Oil” in Munich, California Relies on Global Fuel Detours
California Gov. Gavin Newsom spent last week on the global stage in Munich repeating his familiar talking points to attack U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 5, 2026
California Lawmakers Push New Climate Lawsuit Bill As Refiners Exit State
At a moment when California is losing refining capacity and state gas prices remain high, San Francisco State Sen. Scott Wiener introduced a sweeping new climate-liability bill targeting oil and gas companies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 4, 2025
Report Shows Newsom Prioritizes Beijing Over Bakersfield as CA Drifts Toward Full Blown Energy Crisis
If you’re a driver in the Golden State, watch out. California could be months away from what a new analysis from USC and UC Berkeley professors describe as the most severe breakdown of the state’s fuel infrastructure in modern history.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 21, 2025
As California Democrats Move to Center on Energy Amidst Affordability Concerns, Billionaire Tom Steyer Misses the Mark
This week, San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer officially announced his bid for California governor, putting energy and climate policy at the top of the ballot at a time when the state’s officials are pivoting towards practical energy solutions.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 21, 2025
UC Berkeley Professor Warns Cali Refinery Crisis Could Lead to Severe Gasoline Shortage
A University of California professor has once again expressed concerns about California’s gasoline price problem, highlighting how the state has created an environment that breeds exceptionally high fuel prices thanks to limited production capacity, strict environmental regulations, and a race to wean off gasoline.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 16, 2025
California’s Climate Superfund Bills Fail Again
California’s climate activism has hit a wall in the legislature, with The LA Times reporting that both Senate Bill 684 and Assembly Bill 1243 “have been put on hold until next year.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 11, 2025
Pay to Play? California’s Peculiar Outside Counsel Arrangements Raise Big Questions
New details have emerged about how the California attorney general’s office is handling its ongoing climate lawsuit – and it doesn’t look good for the state.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 5, 2025
California Climate Superfund Fees Hit Wall Amid Affordability Concerns
For the second year in a row California lawmakers have failed to advance their much-hyped “climate superfund” legislation – a pair of bills that would impose retroactive fees on oil companies for their alleged contributions to climate change.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 1, 2025
UC Berkeley Economist Says Californians Should Be ‘Seriously Concerned’ About Refinery Closures
California just got a wake-up call about the real-world consequences of its misguided energy policies. Two major refineries – Phillips 66 in Los Angeles and Valero in Benicia – have announced plans to shut down operations in the coming 12 months, removing nearly one-fifth of California’s in-state fuel production.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 12, 2024
Newsom Regulators Vote to Hike Gas Prices in California, Nevada, and Arizona
Late Friday evening the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved new amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), likely sending gas prices in California, Arizona, and Nevada higher beginning next year.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 3, 2024
Newsom’s Oil Mandate Passes the California Assembly: Another Step Towards Higher Gas Prices for Arizona and Nevada
On Tuesday, the California State Assembly approved Governor Gavin Newsom’s new refinery supply mandate, which now heads to the state Senate.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 5, 2024
Gavin Newsom’s Election-Year Gift: Higher Gas Prices in Nevada and Arizona
With election season in full swing, California Governor Gavin Newsom officially called a special session to push new mandates on refiners over the weekend, threatening to send gas prices higher across the Western United States.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 16, 2024
Gavin Newsom’s Gas Storage Requirement Would Mean Higher Gas Prices for Consumers
After failing to find any evidence of price gouging under a new law enacted last year, it appears California Governor Gavin Newsom has decided to pivot from price controls to new regulations for refiners.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 7, 2024
California Admits Price Controls Could Push Gas Prices Higher
The state of California issued a new report that acknowledges potential margin regulations on retail gas dealers may make gas price spikes even more painful for consumers.Poll Shows Newsom’s Gas Price Gambit Is Not Working
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s campaign to blame oil companies for alleged gas price gouging is falling flat with voters, according to a recent poll.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 30, 2024
UC Berkeley Econ Prof. Warns Newsom on Profit Caps for CA Refiners
Professor Severin Borenstein from the Energy Institute at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, one of the preeminent experts on California’s energy market, expressed reservations about a budding effort by California Governor Gavin Newsom to implement profit restrictions and penalties on California refiners.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 21, 2024
‘We Simply Don’t Have That Authority’: Newsom Pushes Fracking Ban He Once Called Illegal
The state of California recently issued proposed regulations to ban fracking outright, threatening thousands of jobs and billions in economic activity in the Golden State.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 26, 2024
CBD’S TIES TO CALIFORNIA CLIMATE LAWSUIT RAISE BIG QUESTIONS
Questions continue to swirl around California’s climate lawsuit, launched by Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta in September. The latest, however, centers around the involvement of Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), a well-known national “Keep It In the Ground” group tied to a variety of anti-energy billionaires whose fingerprints are seemingly all over the case.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 20, 2023