December 15, 2021 archive

New Mexico legislators argue against utility’s request

  Some New Mexico State Senators are urging state regulators to deny Public Service Company of New Mexico’s request to transfer ownership share of a coal plant to a Navajo Nation-owned company. Click here for The Paper.

Defend the Blend Act introduced by ethanol supporting Senators

    Republican and Democratic Senators from biofuel states have introduced legislation to fight the EPA in its plan to retroactively lower 2020 biofuel blending targets. They call it the Defend the Blend Act and it was introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and cosponsored by Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), would prohibit lowering the minimum …

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Delta Air Lines says goodbye to more regional airports

  Delta Air Lines this week confirmed that, effective January 10, it is suspending service to: Grand Junction Regional Airport, Colorado Lincoln Airport, Nebraska The carrier’s seasonal service to Yellowstone Regional Airport in Cody, Wyoming, has been suspended as of October 2021 as well according to a report by AFAR.  

EIA data show the U.S. manufacturing sector increasing energy efficiency and production

  The U.S. manufacturing sector was using 26% less energy in 2018 to produce goods domestically than it was using in 1998, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS). The U.S. manufacturing sector’s gross output also increased 12% over the same period. “U.S. manufacturing is becoming more fuel efficient …

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New Mexico school receives STEM tools from Devon Energy and others

  Students at the Yarbro Elementary School in Lovington, New Mexico are stretching their imaginations in new and innovative ways with the opening of a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) center thanks to help from Oklahoma energy firms. Devon Energy, the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and ConocoPhillips teamed up to provide Lovington students with …

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Boulder, Colorado to consider new set of oil and gas regulations

  Considered to be one of Colorado’s most liberal cities, Boulder might soon create new regulations limiting how close oil and gas drilling can be to the city. The city’s existing moratorium on oil and gas activity will expire at the end of the month according to a report by the Daily Camera. Click here …

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OGE’s $1 billion in storm costs to be considered by regulators

  Oklahoma regulators will deal Thursday with a move by Oklahoma Gas and Electric to delay an immediate recovery of its $1 billion in February winter storm costs. Corporation Commissioners, in their 9:30 a.m. meeting will consider and possibly vote on OGE’s request for financial securitization of the winter storm costs. The utility made the …

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