Working Valley families and small business owners are already getting crushed by sky high gas prices, and the state’s anti oil policies could soon drive prices even higher. These are retirees, farmers, nonprofits, educational institutions, and working families right here in California. Legal experts at Pacific Legal Foundation warn these policies may amount to an unconstitutional taking of private property. If government can take mineral rights worthless with no compensation, nothing prevents it from targeting other forms of property. California cannot protect the environment by shifting its oil production overseas.