Should California Allow More Oil Drilling? Yes — But In Moderation
August 31, 2025
The Sacramento Bee
Severin Borenstein, Energy Institute Faculty Director, explores the place oil has in the state of California and the possible role it will play as the state moves forward in The Sacramento Bee.
“‘Even some advocates of the cleaner formulation a few decades ago argue that the benefits are likely now much smaller as engine technology has improved,’ writes Severin Borenstein, faculty director of Energy Institute at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. ‘It is possible that the clean air benefits of our special formulation are no longer large enough to justify the costs.'”
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