California Desperate to Find Refinery Buyer After Going to War on Fossil Fuels
The immediate crisis is centered on the Valero refinery in Benicia. The company announced it plans to shut down the facility by 2026, thanks in large part to the state’s hostile business climate. This closure, along with another refinery shutting down, will remove roughly 17% of the state’s gasoline supply. The result? Experts warn that gas prices in the Golden State could soar to an unbelievable $8 per gallon.
Having run Valero out of town, California officials are now reportedly scrambling to find a buyer to keep the refinery open. The very same government that created this mess is now desperately trying to clean it up, and their panicked statements are a sight to behold.
This dry, bureaucratic language is just a smokescreen for the five-alarm fire happening behind the scenes. They broke it, and now they have no idea how to fix it.
This isn’t just a political headache for Governor Gavin Newsom. The closure will have a devastating impact on the local community. The refinery employs around 400 people in good-paying jobs and is the city of Benicia’s largest taxpayer. Those jobs will vanish, and that tax revenue will disappear, all sacrificed at the altar of green ideology.
This is what happens when out-of-touch politicians make decisions without considering the real-world impact on everyday Americans. They get to feel virtuous about their climate goals while hardworking families are left to pay the price at the pump and in the unemployment line.
California is a warning to the rest of the nation. The left’s war on American energy isn’t a hypothetical threat; it has real, painful consequences. They smashed their energy supply with a regulatory hammer, and now they’re staring at the pieces, wondering what went wrong.
Having run Valero out of town, California officials are now reportedly scrambling to find a buyer to keep the refinery open. The very same government that created this mess is now desperately trying to clean it up, and their panicked statements are a sight to behold.
This dry, bureaucratic language is just a smokescreen for the five-alarm fire happening behind the scenes. They broke it, and now they have no idea how to fix it.
This isn’t just a political headache for Governor Gavin Newsom. The closure will have a devastating impact on the local community. The refinery employs around 400 people in good-paying jobs and is the city of Benicia’s largest taxpayer. Those jobs will vanish, and that tax revenue will disappear, all sacrificed at the altar of green ideology.
This is what happens when out-of-touch politicians make decisions without considering the real-world impact on everyday Americans. They get to feel virtuous about their climate goals while hardworking families are left to pay the price at the pump and in the unemployment line.
California is a warning to the rest of the nation. The left’s war on American energy isn’t a hypothetical threat; it has real, painful consequences. They smashed their energy supply with a regulatory hammer, and now they’re staring at the pieces, wondering what went wrong.
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