Turns Out You Really Can't Run an Economy on Rainbows and Unicorn Farts

But what about global boiling? Frantic California Trying to Stop Oil, Gas Companies From Fleeing

California is currently trying to "fast track" drilling permits. Of course I expect the usual suspects to sue over environmental something or other.

If this isn't a sterling example of "too little, too late," then there's no such beast. This goes well beyond the energy sector, of course. California's home prices, which are approximately at geosynchronous orbit right now, are a major problem. So are their nation's highest gas prices, their punitive taxes, the rampant crime in the major cities, and the endemic homeless enclaves. What's really amazing is that anyone remains in California at all.

There is a reason that U-Haul dubbed Newsom their #1 Salesman.

Turns out you need productive citizens for an economy to function.

Click thru.

And William Teach at Pirate's Cove has a post on the same issue. Surprise: Fossil Fuels Hating PRC Trying To Keep Fossil Fuels Companies From Leaving

I still maintain the companies should stop selling their products to the state government of the People’s Republic Of California. Stopping operations in the PRC will increase the cost of energy in the state, and moving operations to other states will deny a lot of tax money.