Using arguments that align with recent activist misinformation, one Ventura County Supervisor fails to tell the full story in an effort to ban new production in Oxnard.

In a recent op-ed, Food & Water Watch called once more for an end to oil and gas production in California – and again demonstrated why their proposals and arguments can't be taken seriously.

California is an energy island, a fact with enormous consequences that activist groups either ignore or don’t understand.

CFROG Blatantly Misrepresents USGS Findings in Oxnard Activists in Ventura County are blaming oil operations for water issues in Oxnard, yet the experts they cite found “no evidence of oil field water mixing with groundwater.”

CFROG Descaradamente Tergiversa los Hallazgos de USGS en Oxnard Activistas en el Condado de Ventura están culpando a las operaciones de petróleo por los problemas con el agua en Oxnard; sin embargo, los expertos a quienes citan no encontraron “ninguna evidencia de que el agua del campo petrolífero se mezcle con el agua subterránea.”

The activists’ unfeasible “keep it in the ground” approach would increase California’s dependence on foreign oil – and severely damage Ventura County communities.

False comparisons, excluded studies, ignored experts: Here are seven things STAND-LA doesn’t want you to know about its favorite report.

Oil and natural gas aren’t just gas for your car or heat for your home. Oil and natural gas are used in many common products we use every day, without them our lives would be very different.

California has long been a leader on climate change policy. Beginning in 2005 under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the state established bold targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions – and has subsequently