Chris Wright
As posted by @FaceTheNation on X
Compared on: what Gavin Newsom has said on the record.
THE CLAIM · OCT 4, 2026
“large refineries in California that Gavin Newsom forced the closure of”
Chris Wright, as posted by @FaceTheNation · Read the post
THE RECORD
“Over the last several years, California has experienced a wave of petroleum refinery closures and conversions.1,2 These are not isolated events, but only the most recent manifestations of a long-term decline in the state’s oil industry.”
Gavin Newsom · The Writing on the Wall: Why California Refineries Are Closing Thomas J.P. Hersbach, Constance Cho, Michael Mastrandrea, Michael Wara, and Deborah Sivas · Read
THE RECORD
“In California, that shift is largely attributable to significant subsidies from the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), which was adopted to incentivize the use of lower carbon liquid transportation fuels.”
Gavin Newsom · The Writing on the Wall: Why California Refineries Are Closing Thomas J.P. Hersbach, Constance Cho, Michael Mastrandrea, Michael Wara, and Deborah Sivas · Read
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