by 
California
is
home
to
9
International
airports,
41
Military
airports,
3
of
the
largest
shipping
ports
in
America,
as
well
as
more
than
30
million
registered
vehicles,
all
of
which
cannot
operate
without
imported
foreign
oil
from
other
nations
like
Saudi
Arabia,
Ecuador,
Iraq,
Columbia,
and
Russia.
Thus,
California
is
a
serious
national
security
risk
for
America.
In
his
nearly
six
years
in
office,
Governor
Newsom
has
aggressively
moved
to
shut
down
oil
production
in
California. Statewide
production
has
fallen
by
more
than
one-third
under
his
watch.
Because
California
is
an
isolated
energy
island
market
with
no
incoming
oil
pipeline
connections
from
other
states, Newsom’s
shutdown
agenda
has
increased
dependence
on
waterborne
crude
imports – sourced
primarily
from
foreign
countries
like
Saudi
Arabia,
Ecuador,
Iraq,
Columbia,
and
Russia.
The
West
Coast
gasoline,
diesel,
and
aviation
fuels
market
is
isolated
from
other
supply/demand
centers
as
California
is
an
energy
island
isolated
from
the
States
East
of
the
Sierra
Mountains.
The
Sierra
Mountains
are
a
natural
barrier
that
prevents
the
State
from
pipeline
access
to
any
excess
oil
from
fracking.
As
such,
the
West
Coast
is
susceptible
to
unexpected
outages
of
West
Coast
refineries
as
it
is
unable
to
backfill
an
unexpected
loss
in
supply
by
quickly
supplying
additional
products
from
outside
of
the
region.
Newsom’s
administration
policies
and
combative
approach
have
led
California
to
a
precarious
position
as
the
world’s
fifth
largest
economy
now
exists
in
a
perpetual
supply
crunch
for
crude
oil,
aviation,
gasoline,
and
diesel
fuels,
leading
to
high
costs,
price
volatility,
and
an
increased
risk
of
shortages.
California’s
aggressive
shift
towards
unreliable
solar
and
wind
for
electricity,
coupled
with
its
move
away
from
fossil
fuels,
has
made
the
State
more
vulnerable
to
fuel
shortages
and
blackouts.
This
not
only
affects
the
daily
lives
of
Californians
but
also
impacts
critical
infrastructure
and
industries
that
are
essential
for
national
security.
California
uses
1.45
million
barrels
of
oil
each
day,
or
well
over
520
million
barrels
of
oil
per
year,
for
the
aviation,
gasoline,
and
diesel
fuels
manufactured
from
crude
oil,
as
well
as
the
oil
derivatives
manufactured
from
oil
that
are
the
basis
of
more
than
6,000
products
in
our
society.
California
transportation
fuel
demands
have
staggering
numbers:
California
continues
to
reduce
in-state
oil
production,
which
grows
its
dependency
on
other
nations
for
crude
oil,
to
its
shrinking
in-state
refinery
capabilities
to
meet
the
in-state
demands
for
aviation
and
vehicle
transportation
fuels.
With
a
reduction
of
California
refinery
capabilities,
the
State
is
heading
in
the
direction
of
growing
its
importation
of
manufactured
aviation
fuels,
diesel,
and
gasoline,
and
for
the
oil
derivatives
that
are
the
basis
of
virtually
every
one
of
the
more
than
6,000
products
in
our
society.
Read
the
rest
of
this
piece
at
America
Out
Loud.
Ronald
Stein
is
an
engineer,
senior
policy
advisor
on
energy
literacy
for
the
Heartland
Institute
and
CFACT,
and
co-author
of
the
Pulitzer
Prize
nominated
book
“Clean
Energy
Exploitations.”
Photo:
courtesy
America
Out
Loud.
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