California is continuing to destroy the livelihoods of its residents in its rapid and unnecessary shift to wind and solar energy, with no regard for the damage being done.

The latest example of this is the state defunding job training for thousands of oil workers that it is harassing into the unemployment line. Gov. Gavin Newsom ’s budget proposal for the coming year does not include any funding for the $60 million job displacement and training program. California will instead force thousands out of a job and provide no assistance to them as it pursues its fanatical green agenda.

These oil workers are just the latest group hung out to dry by California’s energy policies. The state wants to force all of its drivers to purchase more expensive electric vehicles despite the charging capabilities not matching the reliability of gas-powered cars. The move will also lead to an even bigger strain on the state’s energy grid, which can’t hold up to regular heat waves in the state. California has made its grid even weaker as it has sought to eliminate nuclear energy which is safe, carbon-free, and far more reliable than wind and solar.

It is no surprise that many residents who simply can’t afford to stay have moved out of California. In the case of the oil workers, this happens to be part of the problem: the state is facing a $22.5 billion budget deficit after a $29.5 billion loss in revenue thanks to people fleeing the state. As a result, the oil worker transition program is one of the areas being cut to save money.

California’s self-destructive energy policies make Democrats feel like they are saving the world, but in reality, they are causing unnecessary pain to the state’s residents, who are already dealing with the exorbitant cost of living. As California barrels toward an entirely wind and solar-powered future with no plan to make it sustainable, the number of Californians whose livelihoods have been ruined will only continue to grow.