California’s energy crisis could bring the West Coast to its knee

It is important to note that if these corporations shut down their refineries California will lose six of the remaining seven that are currently online. California would need to import from foreign based refineries:

• 11 million gallons of aviation fuel every day
• 36 million gallons a day of gasoline
• 10 million gallons a day of diesel
• And about 1 million barrels of bunker fuel annually for merchant ships

The resulting loss of jet fuel would cause thousands of flight cancellations likely resulting in multiple airport closures. At this point Californbia's 30 military bases would not have the jet fuel that they need to maintain operations.

The resulting loss of diesel fuel could lead to dire consequences. Cities only have 3 to 5 days of food supply on hand at any time. A substantial loss of diesel in California could easily result in a logistical collapse of the food supply chain. The port of Los Angeles will shut down. In a week to ten days cities will begin to run out of food. This supply chain collapse will cascade into Las Vegas, Reno, Phoenix, and into the nation's Heartland.

It is time for our governor, democratic legislature, and air board to step back and look at the big picture. California, Nevada, and Arizona are in serious trouble. Cap and invest policies are crippling the state. It's past time for Governor Newsom and state legislators to make courageous and correct decisions to get us out of the debacle that we are in. If they cannot, then the only choice will be for the President to invoke the Defense Production Act on behalf of the military and citizens of California.