California, the 4th largest economy in the world, is growing its dependence on transportation fuels made from refined crude oil at foreign refineries which is becoming a national security risk for America.

California has closed 2 refineries, and more closures are eminent as the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is tightening up the regulations on emissions that may drive the remaining 7 refineries in the State to EXIT California.

The following Subjects and Logical Questions are intended to provide television and podcast moderators interviewing candidates who hope to lead—whether as Mayor, Governor, House of Representatives, the Senate, or President, that are aspiring to be leader to articulate thoughtful responses so voters will have a clearer sense of whether that person possesses the level of Energy Wisdom needed for national leadership:

Wind and Solar: Wind turbines and solar panels, the foundation of the zero-emissions debate, ONLY generate electricity but CANNOT make any products or transportation fuels for life as we know it. Since the world as we know it has become dependent on the products and transportation fuels MADE FROM crude oil, the same products and transportation fuels that Wind and Solar CANNOT make. Question: Why is there pressure to stop exploration, production, and the use of raw crude oil?!  

Crude oil: Crude oil by itself is useless black tar, unless you build a multi-billion-dollar refinery to break it down to produce various types of transportation fuels like, jet fuel for planes, diesel fuel for trucks, gasoline fuel for cars, and bunker fuel for ships, and the oil derivatives that are the basis of more than 6,000 products in our materialistic world. With California being the world’s fourth- largest economy in the world, it continues to consume a gargantuan 48 million gallons of transportation fuels DAILY (these include jet fuel for 40 military airports and 9 international airports, three grades of gasoline for its 30 million vehicles, and diesel for the trucking and construction industries).  Currently the state of California has three letters in its possession from Chevron, Marathon, and PBF. All three letters state that these oil giants are seriously considering shutting down their refineries and leaving the state. This is unprecedented in history. It will cripple the state. Question: Why is the governor’s office and unelected air board continuing to pressure these companies with egregious regulations so egregious that they finally drove these oil........

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