What happened to California? I’d be willing to bet my paycheck that at one time, Cali was a net energy exporter “back in the day”, they have tremendous natural resources.
Americas problems are sadly, mostly self-inflicted! Not by the People, mind you - but a carefully cultivated and they are way-ahead-of-you road blocks set up at every turn. Bad cess to all of them.
There are large, proven off-shore petroleum deposits in Cali -— but it’s illegal to drill there....
Stupid, or just Alanskian strategy?
Same result either way...