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Gavin Newsom’s war on fossil fuels is only making your life cost more

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Kern County Judge Bernard Barmann Jr. recently overturned Governor Gavin Newsom’s ban on hydraulic fracturing in California, both from a secret 2021 directive and an official one implemented in 2024. The judge ruled that these bans were imposed through questionable administrative tactics rather than legislative action. Critics argue that Newsom's aggressive stance against the fossil fuel industry has led to higher energy prices, refinery closures, and job losses. This move is seen as part of his broader climate change agenda aimed at pleasing environmental groups while also attempting to balance economic concerns ahead of elections.
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Kern County Judge Bernard Barmann Jr. recently blocked both a secret ban from 2021 and the formal one Governor Gavin Newsom imposed in 2024, aimed at restricting hydraulic fracturing (fracking) activities within California. Fracking is a method used to extract oil and gas from challenging deposits, which has transformed the American energy industry into a global superpower for natural gas production.

Newsom's actions are part of an aggressive climate change agenda designed to impress environmental advocates. Despite facing difficulties in passing legislation through Sacramento, Newsom acted unilaterally by making it nearly impossible to obtain permits for extracting and refining petroleum products within California. A whistleblower from California’s Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) alleged that the governor's office pressured officials to deny valid fracking permits, aiming to reduce fossil fuel production in the state.

This move has faced significant criticism as it could potentially increase energy costs and limit job opportunities related to oil and gas extraction. However, supporters argue that such measures are necessary for combating climate change.

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“While both articles mention Judge Bernard Barmann Jr.'s ruling regarding fracking, Article A focuses on the specific Oct. 8 ruling invalidating the secret ban from 2021, while Article B discusses a broader impact of Newsom's actions and mentions blocking both the secret ban from 2021 and a formal one in 2024.”
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And after vowing to drive the oil and gas industry out of places where it had been for more than a century, like Baldwin Hills, he tried to encourage increased production in Kern County.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-02
🔮 It could also boost oil and gas production right here in California, creating jobs, lowering energy prices and producing cleaner fuel than would be produced anywhere else in the world.
2026-11-02 · New York Post
Gavin Newsom’s war on fossil fuels is only making your life cost more · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 3 hedged)

That’s the ruling by Kern County Judge Bernard Barmann Jr., who recently blocked both the secret ban from 2021 and the formal one Newsom imposed in 2024. asserted
Newsom → ’ → 2024
Fracking — short for hydraulic fracturing — is a way to extract oil and gas from deposits that are otherwise difficult to reach. asserted
that → extract → deposits
It has revolutionized the American energy industry and launched the US as a global superpower in natural gas. asserted
It → revolutionize → gas
It could also boost oil and gas production right here in California, creating jobs, lowering energy prices and producing cleaner fuel than would be produced anywhere else in the world. uncertain
It → boost → world
But Newsom has declared war on the fossil fuel industry, and has been determined to drive it out of business. asserted
Newsom → declare → business
All of it was part of an aggressive “climate change” agenda meant to impress the environmental lobby. asserted
All → mean → lobby
In addition to aggressive regulation, he tried to make extracting and refining petroleum products almost impossible in California. asserted
extracting → try → California
He could not push legislation through Sacramento, so he acted, quietly, to shut down permits. uncertain
he → push → permits
A whistleblower from California’s Geologic Energy Management Division, or CalGEM, claimed the governor’s office was insisting valid permits for fracking be denied. asserted
permits → claim → fracking
Officials who tried to grant permits were allegedly moved out of the way. uncertain
who → try → way
And, of course, every time gas prices went up — largely due to California’s own policies — Newsom would blame the greed of the oil companies, rather than lowering the gas tax. asserted
Newsom → go → tax
Refineries have closed, oil companies have moved out of the state and Newsom’s administration is busy attacking or suing the few companies that dare to operate in California. asserted
that → close → California
Of course, as the midterm elections neared — the unofficial launch date for the 2028 presidential primaries — Newsom intervened to lower gas prices. asserted
Newsom → near → prices
He didn’t suspend or repeal the gas tax, but he allowed the state to switch, earlier than usual, to the cheaper, winter blend of fuel. asserted
state → suspend → fuel
And after vowing to drive the oil and gas industry out of places where it had been for more than a century, like Baldwin Hills, he tried to encourage increased production in Kern County. asserted
he → vow → County
Newsom is trying to have it both ways: To show the “green” lobby that he opposes fossil fuels, and to show consumers he cares about their pocketbooks. asserted
he → try → pocketbooks
Judge Barmann showed just how aggressive, and questionable, Newsom’s tactics have been. asserted
tactics → show → ?
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