June 4, 2017 archive

The GOP Shift From Debating Climate Policy to Opposing It was Fueled by Big Money — and Galvanized by Barack Obama’s Executive Orders

(Courtesy of The New York Times)   WASHINGTON — The campaign ad appeared during the presidential contest of 2008. Rapid-fire images of belching smokestacks and melting ice sheets were followed by a soothing narrator who praised a candidate who had stood up to President George W. Bush and “sounded the alarm on global warming.” It …

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President Trump Voices His Conscience, Withdraws from Paris Climate Accord

Following President Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Accord on Thursday, it’s evident that the man who occupies the executive branch has merely acted on his longstanding belief that climate change was a false concept, according to a recent article published by Peter Baker of The New York Times. “Global warming …

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Trump Withdrawal From Paris Climate Accord Sinks Crude Oil Futures on Friday

Crude oil futures ended lower on Friday as President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord increased worry among investors, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, July West Texas Intermediate crude slid 70 cents, or 1.5%, to settle at $47.66 a barrel. WTI lost 4.3% for the week, which was the …

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Rig Counts: Oklahoma Adds Three Active Rigs, U.S. Increases by Eight

Oklahoma had the second-best rig growth last week with the addition of three new rigs while the U.S. rig count increased by eight, according to the Baker Hughes rig count and Red Top Rig Report released on Friday. Canada gained six rigs for a total of 99. Canada is up 58 rigs when compared with …

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Oklahoma Activists Will Plant Tobacco to Protest Diamond Pipeline

An Oklahoma veterans activist group with ties to the Standing Rock protest will challenge the controversial Diamond Pipeline by planting tobacco in its course, according to a press release issued by the group on Saturday. The Oklahoma Water Protectors announced their intent to sow sacred traditional Mvskoke (Muscogee/Creek) tobacco plants in the pathway of the …

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