Michael G. Lopez, Buellton

I would like to offer my congratulations to the EDC for their great victory against the people of Santa Barbara County. The consistent extremist anti-petroleum posturing in Santa Barbara County is nothing if it is not consistent. It never ceases to amaze me, their ability to attack an entire industry with no accountability to the […]

Well, it appears that Aera Energy has thrown in the towel. The reasons given were the global drop in the price of oil coupled with the ever-increasing regulatory demands from the county. There is little that we can do to control the influence on crude prices, none that compare to the foreign petroleum producing giants. […]