November 18, 2020 archive

Enviros don’t like Biden’s staff choice because of oil and gas campaign money

  The appointment of Louisiana Democratic Congressman Cedric Richmond to be a member of the White House staff for apparent President-elect Joe Biden is drawing criticism from environmentalists because he took campaign money from the oil and gas industry. POLITICO reported Richmond has taken thousands of dollars from utility, oil and gas companies while representing energy-rich Louisiana …

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Permian’s recovery in New Mexico will be slow warns analyst

  Just as the STACK and SCOOP plays in Oklahoma are suffering in the COVID-19 pandemic, so is the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico and now New Mexico legislators are warned the Permian’s recovery will be a long time coming. New Mexico’s oil and gas business provided a record $3.1 billion …

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New Mexico government wants more electric vehicles

New Mexico is seeking $1 million to expand its fleet of electric vehicles for the state government motor pool. General Services Secretary Ken Ortiz wants to add 28 electric vehicles and made the request in presenting his department’s budget request for fiscal year 2022 to the Legislative Finance Committee. “Climate change is here, and the …

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NextEra unveils Oklahoma’s first battery energy storage system

     NextEra Energy has unveiled Oklahoma’s first battery energy storage system located near Marlow in the southwestern part of the state. The Rush Springs Energy Storage system is made of nine storage containers filled with thousands of the sort of battery modules found in a laptop computer, but the site, according to NextEra could …

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