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Author Archives: Gary Hughes

03.07.25

Fierce Campaign Stops California Wood Pellet Export Scheme

Plug pulled on timber sector proposal to site and construct the...
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17.01.24

Public Participation Obstructed In Rubber Stamp Review Hearing of Phillips 66 Biofuels Refinery Project in California

The saga of the repurposing of two of the refineries in...
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14.12.23

Court Orders, Refinery Fires and Deforestation Drivers: California Push for Liquid Biofuels Ignores Red Flag Warnings

Despite a series of dramatic red flag warnings about public safety...
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17.10.23

The Opinion Piece that California Media Will Not Publish: Moving Beyond High Carbon Bioenergy

The short text below was submitted as a commentary op/ed style...
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26.05.23

California Senate Doubles Down on Speculative Climate Technologies and Advances CDR Markets Bill

The California State Senate has advanced a bill, SB 308 –...
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06.01.23

California’s Forests Targeted As Feedstock for Global Wood Bioenergy Industry

California’s Forests Targeted As Feedstock for Global Wood Bioenergy Industry –...
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13.12.22

Renewable Diesel Is Not Renewable

This short op-ed piece was written by Gary Hughes of Biofuelwatch...
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04.10.22

California Governor Surprises With Common Sense Veto of State Aviation Greenwash Legislation

In late September, just days prior to the end of the...
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11.08.22

California Governor Doubles Down Supporting High Carbon Liquid Biofuels As Refinery Conversion Governance Concerns Intensify

In late July 2022 the administration of California Governor Gavin Newsom...
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13.06.22

Aviation ‘Net Zero’ Bill Advances in California Legislature as Irregular Permitting of SF Bay Area Refinery Conversions to Biofuels Receive Legal Challenges

The California Legislature’s Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality has advanced...
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17.04.22

Hearing Set for Appeals of Flawed Permitting of San Francisco Bay Area Refinery Conversions to Make Fuel From Food

Though the environmental reviews of each refinery fail to even mention...
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20.12.21

BIOFUELWATCH JOINS SCATHING TAKE DOWN OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED BIOFUEL REFINERIES IN CALIFORNIA

A coalition of 20 local, national and international organizations submitted comment...
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