California Extends Its Key Climate Programs, Condemning the State to High Energy Prices

On Friday, May 29, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved sweeping updates to the state’s Cap-and-Invest program (formerly Cap-and-Trade), extending California’s signature climate initiative through 2045. State regulators framed the changes as a balanced move to meet aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets while supporting affordability and preventing industry “leakage”—the exodus of major polluters […]

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Oil and Gaslighting Gavin Newsom Rides Again

ENB Pub Note: This story was originally published by the California Globe by Katy Grimes. We highly recommend reading their publication daily.    Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to make sure US military bases have fuel for their jets and their boats By Katy Grimes, April 18, 2026 9:45 am Another oil and gaslighting press […]

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Energy Company Warns CARB on ‘The Stark Reality’ Driving In-State Refining Capacity to Zero of CA’s Remaining 7 Refineries

ENB Pub Note: This is a huge story. I just interviewed Katy Grimes last Thursday. It seems like California is intentionally trying to undermine energy security. This is a National Security issue and needs attention from the Trump Administration. California\’s Energy Crisis A Rogue State Threatening National Security By Katy Grimes, California Globe,    An energy […]

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Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return? – Major Pipelines Could Be Closing Within Weeks.

Katy Grimes, Editor in Chief of the California Globe, and Mike Umbro stop by the ENB Podcast. This podcast rolled around because Katy Grimes, the Editor in Chief of the California Globe, wrote a brilliant story, “Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return?” and in that story, she is pointing out […]

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