Transcontinental Pipeline, part of the Tulsa-based Williams Cos. operations formally came out this week in opposition to a North Carolina extension of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Attorneys for the pipeline filed documents in court this week calling the “MVP’s proposed location—simply irresponsible.” The Roanoke Times reported the Oklahoma-based pipeline is fighting Mountain Valley’s attempt …
** Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Monday urged the rejection of shareholder proposals that annual reports be produced about its efforts to address climate change and promote diversity and inclusion. The proposals were disclosed in Berkshire’s annual proxy filing, ahead of the Omaha, Nebraska-based company’s scheduled May 1 annual meeting. ** Halliburton Company announced it awarded a …
The last of the Public Utility Commissioners in Texas resigned Tuesday night under pressure from the governor over the mishandling of the power outages during the deadly February winter storm. Chairman Arthur D’Andrea resigned, prompting Gov. Greg Abbott to state that he accepted the resignation and planned to name a replacement “who will have …
Northwest Iowa is the site of yet another wind farm project. One or two wind farms are built every year in that sector of the state turning Iowa into one of the top wind-powered states in the country, only behind Texas. Invenergy LLC received permission last year to build the first wind farm in …
A Southeast Kansas utility joins nine others in the Midwest planning an electric vehicle charging station buildout while also asking regulatory permission for a five-year pilot program for current EV drivers. Liberty asked the Missouri Public Service Commission to approve several pilot programs for those who already own or want to own electric vehicles, and businesses …
