{"id":2043567,"date":"2023-09-25T03:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T07:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oil-company-lawsuit-will-boost-pump-prices-newsoms-presidential-profile\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T03:29:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T07:29:56","slug":"oil-company-lawsuit-will-boost-pump-prices-newsoms-presidential-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oil-company-lawsuit-will-boost-pump-prices-newsoms-presidential-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil company lawsuit to raise pump prices, Newsom&#8217;s presidential prospects."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foil-company-lawsuit-will-boost-pump-prices-newsoms-presidential-profile%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2043567&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Commentary<\/h2>\n<p>Lately, I&#8217;ve been dreading the thought of filling up my old, wheezing\u200c 2010 Camry. I \u2064dream of owning a brand new Tesla worth $110,000, but unfortunately, my salary\u2064 doesn&#8217;t match that of a \u200dgovernment official. Plus, my apartment\u2064 complex doesn&#8217;t\u200d even have \u2062charging stations.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices have been skyrocketing,\u2062 and \u2063it&#8217;s starting \u2064to take \u200ba toll on my \u2063wallet.\u2064 Just the other day, I went\u200c to Costco and had to pay\u200b $5.79 per gallon\u2062 for Premium. \u2062Can \u2063you\u200d believe that? \u200bIt was only $4.30 back in January. \u2064That&#8217;s\u200d a whopping 35 percent increase in\u2062 just one year,\u2063 and it&#8217;s only\u200c going to get worse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/average-southland-gas-prices-keeping-rising-after-topping-6-post-5495456?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Average Southland Gas\u200d Prices \u2062Keeping Rising After Topping $6<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/20\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/average-southland-gas-prices-keeping-rising-after-topping-6-post-5495456?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/southern-california-gas-prices-soar-5493177?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Southern California \u200dGas Prices Soar<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/17\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/southern-california-gas-prices-soar-5493177?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>California Takes on Big Oil<\/h2>\n<p>California \u2064Attorney General Rob \u200bBonta and Governor Gavin \u2064Newsom have recently filed a lawsuit against the five\u200b largest oil companies. They accuse\u2063 these companies \u2064of deceiving the public and \u200bcausing climate change-related harm in the state. According to Mr. Bonta&#8217;s announcement:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Filed in San\u200d Francisco County Superior Court, the complaint asserts that \u200balthough\u200b the companies have known since\u200d at least the 1960s that the burning of\u2064 fossil fuels would warm the planet\u2063 and change\u200d our \u2062climate, they denied or \u200ddownplayed climate change in \u200cpublic \u2062statements and \u200bmarketing. As detailed\u2063 in \u2063the\u200b complaint,\u200c California has spent tens\u200d of billions of dollars to adapt to climate change and\u200c address the damages climate change has caused so far, and the state will need\u2063 to spend \u200bmultiples of that in the \u2062years to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s\u2063 important to note the staggering amount of money involved: &#8220;tens of billions of\u2064 dollars.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Consumers \u200cWill Pay the Price<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s\u2063 be\u200c clear about who will \u200dultimately bear the burden of this lawsuit. As Governor Newsom surely knows from his own experience as a restaurant owner, companies need to make a profit to\u200c survive. When\u200d their costs increase, they either pass those expenses on to the\u200c customers or risk going out of business. In this case, the added costs will be directly \u2064passed on\u2062 to\u2063 consumers at the gas pump. \u200bAnd it wouldn&#8217;t be \u2062surprising if one or more of these \u200doil companies \u200bdecide\u2062 to cease operations in California due to the \u2063financial strain. This would reduce competition and further drive\u2063 up gas prices.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>The\u2062 Impact \u2062of Senate Bill\u200c X1-2<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth mentioning\u200d that earlier this\u2062 year, Governor \u200dNewsom\u200d signed \u200bSenate Bill\u200c X1-2 into law, establishing the \u200bDivision of Petroleum Market Oversight. This new bureaucracy aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tom-cotton-slams-biden-for-rising-gas-prices-this-is-by-design\/\" title=\"Sen. Tom Cotton Slams Biden for Rising Gas Prices: 'This Is by Design'\">control gas prices<\/a>, but it will only lead to\u2063 higher \u200ccosts for \u2062companies as they comply\u200b with\u200b new regulations. As I previously wrote in \u2064The Epoch Times, this move\u2062 seems \u2063more like a political\u200d strategy to divert attention from\u2064 California&#8217;s already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-speech-showcases-president-forgetting-when-he-was-inaugurated-where-he-served-in-the-senate\/\" title=\"Biden's Speech Highlights President's Memory Lapse on Inauguration and Senate Service\">high gas\u2063 prices<\/a>, especially if the governor has \u200daspirations for a presidential\u2062 run. At the time of my article, gas prices\u2063 had just\u2062 surpassed $5, and now they&#8217;re almost $6.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>The Climate Change Debate<\/h2>\n<p>The basis of this lawsuit rests on the existence of &#8220;climate change&#8221; caused by human activities. However, there are \u200ddissenting voices challenging the prevailing narrative. Nobel \u200bPrize \u2062laureate John Clauser, a\u2063 renowned\u200d physicist, has pointed out a key variable that climate models have ignored. He joins over 1,600 professionals in \u2064signing the World Climate Declaration, which\u2063 asserts \u2062that there is no\u200b &#8220;climate \u2063emergency&#8221;\u2062 and\u2064 that\u200b climate change science is inconclusive. These experts\u200c argue that the Earth&#8217;s\u200d history\u200b shows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nobel-winner-refutes-climate-change-narrative-points-out-ignored-factor\/\" title=\"Nobel laureate challenges climate change narrative, highlights overlooked factor.\">consistently changing climate<\/a> \u200dover thousands of years.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s interesting to note that while Mr. Clauser \u2063is a \u2062distinguished physicist, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and\u200d Governor\u200b Gavin Newsom\u200c come from legal and business\u200d backgrounds, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>The\u2063 Flip from \u2062&#8221;Global Warming&#8221; to &#8220;Climate Change&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth mentioning that in the mid-2000s, there was\u200b a shift \u200din the terminology\u200b used to describe\u2063 environmental concerns. \u2063The term \u2064&#8221;global warming&#8221; was replaced with \u200d&#8221;climate change.&#8221; This change can be traced back \u200cto Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s signing of Assembly Bill 32, \u200dthe Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. Coincidentally, this shift occurred around the same time\u2063 as the release of Al Gore&#8217;s documentary &#8220;An Inconvenient Truth,&#8221; which turned out to contain\u200b misleading information.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the\u200c inaccuracies in \u2064Gore&#8217;s\u2062 film, he was\u200c awarded both \u200ba Nobel \u2064Prize and an Academy Award. One \u2064of his predictions was\u2062 that \u2063glaciers\u2062 would disappear within \u200c15 \u200cyears. However, as we&#8217;ve seen, \u2063those glaciers are still intact.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Political Aspirations and the Cost \u2062to\u200d Californians<\/h2>\n<p>While the lawsuit against \u200doil companies may harm \u200dthe citizens of California, it serves as a\u2062 virtue\u200b signaling opportunity\u200d for two politicians. Attorney General Rob Bonta has expressed \u2063his \u2062intention to run for governor \u200bin\u2063 2026, and Governor\u2063 Gavin Newsom has publicly backed President Joe Biden. However, if \u2063Biden were to step down for any reason, Newsom would likely jump at the chance to run \u2062for president. In the meantime, \u2062their political posturing comes at the expense of Californians, who will end\u2064 up paying \u200cbillions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note \u2064that the views expressed in \u200bthis article are the opinions of\u2063 the\u200b author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> Ry has seen natural fluctuations in climate, and \u2064that human activity may not be the\u2064 primary driver of these changes.\u2062 Additionally, there \u200dare concerns about the reliability and accuracy of \u2063climate models, which form the basis of many climate change predictions.\u2063<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>  \u200b In light of the potential shortcomings of climate models, what\u200b alternative methods or approaches can\u200c be used to\u2062 better understand and\u200b predict\u200d climate changes<\/h2>\n<p><span>  There are several \u2063alternative methods and approaches that can be used to complement climate models and better understand and predict\u200d climate changes. Some of these methods include:<\/p>\n<p>1. Paleoclimate\u2063 data: By studying past\u2062 climate records through geological and historical sources, researchers can\u200d gain insights into past \u200bclimate variations. This data can help validate and improve climate models and provide\u2063 a long-term perspective on climate changes.<\/p>\n<p>2. \u2063Satellite observations: Satellite-based measurements provide detailed and \u2063real-time data on various \u200dclimate parameters, such as temperature, precipitation, and atmospheric\u2064 composition. These observations can validate and update\u200c climate models and enhance their accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>3. Field experiments: Conducting \u2064large-scale field experiments, such as the collection\u2063 of atmospheric data, oceanic measurements, or ecosystem observations, allows researchers to directly measure and understand certain aspects of \u200bthe climate \u200bsystem. Such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oil-company-lawsuit-will-boost-pump-prices-newsoms-presidential-profile\/\" title=\"Oil company lawsuit to raise pump prices, Newsom's presidential prospects.\">experiments provide valuable\u2062 ground-truth data<\/a> for \u2062model calibration and validation.<\/p>\n<p>4. Data assimilation techniques: Data assimilation combines \u2063observations with model simulations through advanced statistical methods. This approach helps in merging real-time observations with model outputs, leading\u2063 to more accurate initial conditions for model \u2062simulations and \u2062better\u2063 predictions of short-term climate\u2064 changes.<\/p>\n<p>5. Machine learning and artificial intelligence: These techniques can be applied to analyze complex climate datasets and identify patterns\u2063 and relationships that may not be captured by traditional models. Machine learning\u2062 algorithms can help improve predictions by identifying nonlinear interactions and feedbacks in\u200d the climate system.<\/p>\n<p>6. \u2063Regional climate models: While global climate models provide a\u2062 broad overview \u200dof climate\u200c patterns, \u2063regional climate models offer higher resolution and focus on specific \u2063geographic areas. These models can provide\u200d more detailed \u2063projections of local climate changes, which can be crucial for regional planning and adaptation strategies.<\/p>\n<p>7. \u200bEnsemble modelling: Using multiple models or ensemble techniques can help incorporate uncertainties inherent in climate projections. By running and averaging\u2063 multiple simulations, researchers can account for model biases, \u200dboundary condition uncertainties, and other sources of variability, resulting in more robust and reliable \u2063predictions.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, combining multiple approaches\u200d and integrating various sources\u2063 of data can help improve our understanding and prediction\u2063 of climate changes, \u200creducing\u200b the limitations\u2064 of individual\u2064 climate models.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I&#8217;ve grown increasingly reluctant to refuel my old, struggling 2010 Camry. Dreaming of a $110,000 Tesla seems futile, as my income doesn&#8217;t match that of a government employee. Moreover, my residence lacks charging facilities. 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