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California is sacrificing its economic future on the altar of climate change

California has long been America’s trendsetter.  But even as the nation becomes energy self-sufficient, California is now leading the way in sacrificing its economy on the altar of radical climate change ideology. 

Once a leading oil producer, the state now imports roughly 75% of its crude. Last year, about a third of California’s energy imports came from the Middle East, up 22% from 2024.  

California is moving counter to one of this century’s most important economic and national security developments: the return of American energy independence. A major energy importer as recently as 2005, the U.S. is now an energy export powerhouse. The United States now produces the most oil and gas in the world – roughly 40 percent more per year than either Russia (number 2) or Saudi Arabia (number 3).

The U.S. has ridden the shale revolution and pro-energy policies to become the world’s top producer of oil and natural gas. The dramatic increase in domestic oil and gas supply has kept a lid on consumer inflation, as everything from lipstick and shampoo to swimsuits and household cleaners is made with petroleum products.

Affordable energy saved U.S. consumers $800 billion annually from 2011 to 2024, according to energy research consultants Thunder Said Energy (TSE). Even with the recent run-up in gas prices, Americans are still paying more than a dollar less per gallon at the pump than they were in 2011 and 2012 after adjusting for inflation.

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