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 Republicans In California Must Vote in November
/by Edward RingThe chances that a Republican could be elected governor in California have not been this good in a generation. But to do it, the winning candidate will have to attract a record turnout from registered Republicans, while also earning votes from a sizable percentage of independent voters and disaffected Democrats. If he gets every Republican […]
Can Oil Industry Lawsuits Compel Rational Energy Policy?
/by Edward RingWhen asked in a recent interview why California has the highest gasoline prices in the nation, Jodie Muller, the President of the Western States Petroleum Association, began by stating the following: “You can’t point a finger at one particular person, because, unfortunately, it is decades of policies layered on top of one another. You have local […]
Why Californians May Have Two Democrats Running for Governor in November
/by Edward RingFor the first time since Schwarzenegger’s quasi-Republican tenure as governor, which ended in 2010, there is a real possibility a Republican can be elected to the top office in California. But voters still may not have a chance to make that choice, because there may not be a Republican on the final November ballot. California […]
California’s Self-Destructive War on Oil
/by Edward RingCalifornia’s state legislature may succeed in destroying its own oil industry, but it won’t change anything in the world. It will only export jobs and raise the cost-of-living here at home. Here’s a reality check. According to the Statistical Review of World Energy, in 2024, oil, natural gas, and coal contributed 87 percent of the world’s […]
California’s Climate Overreach
/by Edward RingEven if the most dire climate scenarios are accurate, and humanity must transition away from fossil fuel, it can’t happen overnight. The rational approach is to first develop alternative sources of energy without precipitously destroying the industries that reliably produce oil and natural gas. Once alternatives are available at a competitive price and in sufficient […]