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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Why Producing Oil in California HELPS the Environment
/by Edward RingWith war in the Middle East disrupting shipments of crude oil, we have another reason to question policies that are driving our in-state oil industry into terminal decline. To briefly recap, Californians consumed 484 million barrels of oil in 2025, with in-state production only providing 111 million barrels. The rest was imported. It doesn’t have to […]
Can California Thrive on Renewable Electricity?
/by Edward RingCalifornia’s state government has set an official goal of “net zero” by 2045. That’s less than 19 years from now. Already in pursuit of that goal, the state has managed to have the highest priced gasoline and the highest priced electricity in the entire continental United States. Condemning its residents to a poverty inducing bleeding […]
Floating Offshore Wind – A Financial and Environmental Catastrophe
/by Edward RingEarlier this year, the California Coastal Commission released a report titled “Statewide Strategy for the Coexistence of California Fishing Communities and Offshore Wind Energy.” In addition to providing a “guiding framework” to protect California’s fishing communities, it “presents a roadmap for proposed offshore wind projects to become consistent with California’s relevant Coastal Act policies that recognize […]
California’s Future – Elaine Culotti’s Independent Vision
/by Edward RingCalifornia is a one-party state. Gubernatorial elections have been predictable rituals. But not this time. In less than four weeks, California’s protracted voting process begins. Ballots will be mailed to every registered voter on May 4, and nearly two months later, on July 2, voting results will be officially certified. If this is a typical […]
Federal Options for Large Scale Seawater Desalination
/by Edward RingThe Carlsbad desalination plant is reportedly operating at half-capacity, basically because it’s less expensive to import water from the Colorado River. That is likely to change, as Arizona’s Department of Water Resources is negotiating with the San Diego County Water Authority to purchase some of the water they get from the Colorado River. The funds […]