Edward Ring is the director of energy and water policy with the California Policy Center, which he co-founded in 2013 and served as its first president. He is also a senior fellow with the Center for American Greatness, and a regular contributor to the National Review and the California Globe. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Orange County Register, and other media outlets.
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As Los Angeles Burns, California’s Elite Twists the Truth on Energy
/by Edward RingThe rioting in Los Angeles may dominate the headlines this week, but progressives in America—and their corporate allies—have two cards to play. Along with fomenting racial strife in order to achieve “equity,” they are systematically shutting down production of affordable energy in order to cope with the “climate emergency.” Both of these cards are strategic, part […]
California’s Indispensable Heavy Oil
/by Edward RingThe moral argument for resuming oil drilling in California is simple: the state still relies on petroleum for fifty percent of its annual energy inputs, and until we can overcome that reliance, we should be producing it here, where it’s subject to the most responsible environmental and labor standards in the world. This argument holds up […]
To Save Ecosystems, Sometimes Hands-Off is Not Enough
/by Edward RingOne of the biggest debates over environmental stewardship is whether a degraded ecosystem is best left completely alone to recover or whether it should instead be restored by increasing human intervention and management. A perfect example of this is the conifer forests of California, extending over nearly 30,000 square miles. For millennia, lightning strikes ignited fires that […]
Disruptive Desalination Technology Comes to California
/by Edward RingThe concept of deep water desalination has been around for decades, but only in recent years has the enabling technology been available. Innovations pioneered by the oil and gas industry to better service offshore drilling platforms have matured. These include better ways to protect against corrosion of underwater equipment, and replacing hydraulic with electrical systems. […]
How to Save California’s Oil and Gas Industry
/by Edward RingFor anyone unconcerned about the state’s ongoing war against the oil and gas industry, or the impact it is going to have on California’s economic health and overall cost-of-living, a study released on May 5 should be required reading. With strong arguments and immutable data, USC Business Professor Michael Mische predicts that by sometime in 2026, we’ll be […]