California Oil Refineries are being Regulated out of Existence. “Atlas Shrugged” Reads Like a Script for the Socialist Leftists Destroying the once Golden State.

California Oil Refineries are being Regulated out of Existence. “Atlas Shrugged” Reads Like a Script for the Socialist Leftists Destroying the once Golden State.
Cali’s once-robust oil refining capacity has just disappeared due to overregulation and taxation. The amount of contingent shutdowns for lack of petrol include the ports themselves and diesel/airline fuel that will cascade into AZ, NV, etc…. The logistics don’t allow for even importing enough fuel to cover our supply chain.
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California’s Refinery Reckoning: Mike Ariza on the National Catastrophe No One Sees Coming
California is about to shut down several of its last major oil refineries, and while politicians celebrate a “green victory,” the rest of America is about to pay a… pic.twitter.com/L7ivTuXc5E
Here is a broader conversation from a few days before, with Col. Watkins, Mike Ariza and Blaine Holt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY5Zxusf61M
Takeaways from our Audience
What is to Blame? The Strait or Cali?
While it is completely true that wars will jack up the price of gas, especially in an area with such important shipping lanes, it seems that California might have an even bigger role on the price. As said by General Holt and the others, as refineries in California shut down, it won’t matter how much oil we have shipped in, we cannot turn it into gas. I believe the war is partially being used as a distraction for the tyranny that is taking place within our own country. This needs to be addressed or else all of the West Coast will suffer, and eventually all of America.
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