New energy policies in California threatening America’s national security
Ronald Stein P.E.
Mon Mar 16
California’s high regulatory burden and taxes have been the basis of corporate business decisions to leave California for more pro-business locations to run a business. The exodus out of California includes such majors as Tesla, Oracle, Chevron, SpaceX, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Charles Schwab, and Yamaha, which have relocated their headquarters from California to states with lower taxes and regulations.
An increasingly adversarial policy environment has already contributed to recent refinery closures in California that have significantly reduced U.S. West Coast refining capacity, raising concerns about fuel shortages and price spikes. Key shutdowns include Phillips 66’s Los Angeles refinery (late 2025) and the Valero Benicia refinery (scheduled for April 2026), removing roughly 20% of California’s gasoline supply.
With no crude oil pipelines over the Sierra Mountains, California, the 4th largest economy in the world, is an “Energy Island” separated from the crude oil supply, and the infrastructure of oil refineries from the other 49 States. Thus, all in-state California transportation fuel demands for the military, ships, airports, cars, and trucks have staggering numbers FROM in-state refineries.
https://www.americaoutloud.news/new-energy-policies-in-california-threatening-americas-national-security/
