Governor Schwarzenegger set to veto the renewable energy portfolio because of doubt of its success. Instead, he will issue an executive order to reach the 33% quota by 2020.

Gas prices drop in the United States, but rise in California.

California is currently battling with itself over how to achieve the 33% of energy provided by renewable energy bill that is going through the Assembly. The environmentalists, utilities, and consumers all want to ensure their agendas are being heard.

I read a story this morning on California's new low-carbon fuel standard, and there were some bits in there that either amount to delusional thinking, or worse to purposely misleading people:California's low-carbon fuel standard has oil companies anxiousHere are the bits that raised my eyebrows:...

A number of people have written or commented regarding the California Air Resources Board (CARB) ruling that is expected on ethanol later this week. Treehugger had the story:Corn Ethanol Worse than Oil? California Rules YesIn what would certainly be a huge blow to the US' ...

While the so-called 'hot gas' issue has been discussed here several times before, there are new developments out in California that have Oil Watchdog and the $295/hr lawyer behind this 'consumer organization' crying over lost litigation opportunities. Given the time, effort, and money they have put into this issue, the ...

After grappling with the thought experiment of replacing all of our electricity consumption with solar panels, the problem came into focus. This problem seems simple, but it isn't trivial. As I mentioned, I have seen people approach this problem in several different ways, and after tackling it myself I ...

Well, I was wrong. I have consistently predicted that California’s Proposition 87 would pass. I knew that support had been slipping as gas prices have fallen, but I still thought that when the time came to vote, the voters would choose to punish the oil companies. But Prop 87 looks ...

VentureBeat, a Silicon Valley-based site that focuses largely on venture capital (and venture capitalists), has been hosting a series of essays on California’s Proposition 87, which will be voted on next Tuesday. The owner of Venture Beat, Matt Marshall, recently contacted me and asked if I wanted to ...

IntroductionCalifornia’s Proposition 87 promises to reduce oil consumption in California, at no expense to the consumer. I am quite sympathetic to the goal of reducing petroleum dependence. This is a goal to which we should all aspire. But I have my doubts that the promises being made by ...