California’s Green Agenda Continues to Be a National Security Risk for America

Commentary Gov. Gavin Newsom’s environmental directives are increasing California’s dependency on foreign crude oil to support the state’s airports and shipping terminals. California is the largest consumer of jet fuel in the nation, with more than 140 airports demanding billions of gallons of aviation fuel per year, including major international airports and military airports. In addition, California has three of the largest shipping ports in America—No. 1 in Los Angeles, No. 2 in Long Beach, and No. 7 in Oakland. Ships arriving and departing from the ports up and down the coast from San Diego to San Francisco require massive amounts of lower grade “bunker fuel.”...