Edward Ring is a contributing editor and senior fellow 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 California Globe. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Forbes, and other media outlets.
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How Californians Can Achieve Energy Abundance
/by Edward RingIn May 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom released a report, “California’s Clean Energy Transition Plan,” which provides an updated overview of the state’s official energy policy agenda. The document sets many ambitious goals, perhaps too ambitious, and its summary presents ambiguous tables that can mislead readers. In particular, on page 7 there is a table “Total […]
Desalination at Scale is Cost Competitive
/by Edward RingOn May 22, 2022, the California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to deny final approval for a desalination plant in Huntington Beach. It would have produced 56,000 acre feet of fresh water per year, and would have been privately financed. To describe in detail the 20 year and roughly $100 million ordeal that federal, state, regional, […]
Immigration and Fertility by Nation
/by Edward RingWhen a nation’s population grows, it’s easier for that nation to experience economic growth. This is the conventional economic wisdom that has been unchallenged for centuries. And there was little reason to challenge this axiom, because throughout human history, the global population trend has been one of perpetual increase. But as birthrates are crashing in […]
Rumors of California’s Realignment Are Grossly Exaggerated
/by Edward RingDespite the congratulatory spin that Republican consultants and politicians in California put onto voting results in November 2024, there was little to celebrate. The most consequential election outcome in the state came perilously close to delivering a national catastrophe. California’s Republicans lost three more seats in the U.S. Congress, nearly handing control to the Democrats. […]
The Easy Impossible Path to Water Abundance
/by Edward RingComing up with a plan to find sufficient water to maintain 100 percent of existing irrigated farm acreage in the San Joaquin Valley the next time a multi-year drought strikes is not impossible. We can pipe water from Lake Roosevelt in Washington all the way down to Lake Mead in Nevada. From there, modest expansion […]