Newsom vows to block Trump’s reported energy plan in California, experts push back
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed this week that he would stop a reported Trump administration effort to unleash energy production off California’s coast in a social media post that...
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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed this week that he would stop a reported Trump administration effort to unleash energy production off California’s coast in a social media post that was widely criticized by conservatives and experts who spoke to Fox News Digital. "Dead on arrival," Newsom said in a post on X on Tuesday in response to a Washington Post article reporting that Trump officials are mulling plans to propose oil drilling off California’s coast "for the first time in decades." Newsom’s post, viewed over 3 million times, drew quick pushback from conservatives. "'Dead on arrival' is what @GavinNewsom says about Trump proposal to drill offshore California," ophthalmologist and commentator Houman David Hemmati posted on X . FETTERMAN FIRES BACK AT NEWSOM AFTER SHUTDOWN CRITICISM, REFUSES TO 'PLAY CHICKEN' WITH THE LIVES OF AMERICANS "The SAME man who’s been pushing for overpriced, unreliable, environmentally catastrophic offshore wind." Gabriella Hoffman, director of the Independent Women’s Forum Center for Energy and Conservation, told Fox News Digital that new offshore oil and gas projects "should be explored in California" and that the projects are "safe" and "have a minimal environmental footprint due to improved technology and increased safety measures." "California is considered an oil island, despite having plentiful onshore and offshore recoverable oil reserves," Hoffman said. "Governor Newsom purports to hate oil and gas, yet 60% of California’s petroleum is imported from foreign nations including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Guyana. That's unsettling, but a natural consequence of forcing a 100% transition to renewables." Newsom was the most prominent American official to attend the COP30 global climate conference in Belém, Brazil, this week — using the platform to criticize the absent Trump administration. The White House mocked the trip, noting California’s continued rank among the highest in U.S. energy costs. 3 REASONS CALIFORNIA’S…