#gas-prices

#gas-prices

In a bid to stabilize struggling crude-oil refineries, state lawmakers on Saturday passed a last-minute bill that would allow the construction of 2,000 new oil wells annually in the San Joaquin Valley while further restricting drilling along California's iconic coastline. The measure, Senate Bill 237, was part of a deal on climate and environmental issues brokered behind closed doors by Gov. Gavin Newsom, state Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister).

And so, we have groceries are down, energy is way down. Energy is way down. It was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas. Think of that for gasoline, and now it's probably $2.25. There are some places it's $2. It's even it broke $2 in a couple of locations in the South. In places like California where they charge such high taxes it's higher, but it's still much lower than what it was a year ago.

California's revamped Low Carbon Fuel Standard, now in effect, aims to cut climate-warming gases through stricter fuel requirements and a broader credit market.

The California gas tax has increased from $0.596 to $0.612 per gallon, but experts indicate that this small hike will not lead to a significant increase in gas prices.

Gasoline prices could fall more during mid-summer. 'This is a win for consumers. And if the stars align later this summer, we could even see the national average drop below $3 a gallon,' said Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy's head of petroleum analysis.

Germany reasons an average household pays around €350 more for their electricity each year compared to our European neighbours. This highlights significant cost discrepancies.

Maggie Haberman highlighted that Trump seems to genuinely believe in the falsehoods he spreads, as demonstrated during his commencement address at the University of Alabama.

"It's quite disturbing that the refinery produces about 9% of the gasoline in California," Borenstein said.

I'm not trying to be funny, but I already don't gas my car up often, so if it's a full tank, I need to get my money worth...