Ringside: California’s Indispensable Heavy Oil – California Globe

Ringside: California’s Indispensable Heavy Oil – California Globe

The 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 from every angle. We create thousands of high paying jobs. We set an example to the world by using the cleane…