Oklahoma shares in settlement of lawsuit against Google

  Oklahoma will get nearly $7 million as its share in a $391 million settlement Google reached with 40 states who sued over the company’s location tracking practices. Attorney General John O’Connor announced the state’s share of the agreement according to the McCarville Report. Click here for McCarville Report  

Workers who built Tesla’s Austin plant plan to sue over work conditions

  Tesla is about to be sued by construction workers at the company’s Austin, Texas gigafactory who maintain there have been serious labor and employment violations, including wage theft, constant hazards and onsite accidents. The workers indicated they would file a complaint with the federal Department of Labor according to a report by the Guardian. Click …

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Energy bills among those filed in Texas legislature

  Among the 800 bills filed this week in the Texas legislature are some that would making building renewable energy facilities more difficult. One would increase setback requirements on the location of wind turbines according to the San Antonio Report. Click here for San Antonio Report

Other energy headlines

** Campaigning in Georgia on Sunday, Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker said the United States is not ready to implement policies like the Green New Deal that are designed to address climate change. Instead, Walker suggested the country needs to “keep having those gas-guzzling cars” that produce “good emissions.” ** The U.S. is facing a diesel crunch …

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Crude oil prices dropped $3 on Monday and took many Oklahoma energy stocks down too

  Surging coronavirus cases in China dashed hopes of a speedy reopening of the economy for the world’s biggest crude importer and sent crude oil prices down on Monday. Prices dropped $3 a barrel and were dragged down also by a firmer U.S. dollar. West Texas Intermediate crude for December delivery dropped 3.5% or $3.09 …

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Oklahoma Municipal League joins lawsuit against Corporation Commission

  Oklahoma City’s legal challenge of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission decision that allowed OG&E not to collect franchise fees on its winter storm securitization charges has been joined by the Oklahoma Municipal League. The OML filed in late October a challenge to the Corporation Commission’s decision stating that the Commission acted outside of its jurisdiction …

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J.B. Hunt trucking firm sets 32% emissions reduction target

  The J.B. Hunt trucking company announced a new goal to reduce its carbon emission intensity 32% by 2034. Considered one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America,, the Lowell, Arkansas-based firm stated it would focus on three key areas to reach its target. Incorporating alternative powered equipment into its fleet Expanding …

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Layoffs made at Phillips 66 operations in Bartlesville and Ponca City

  Oklahoma operations of Phillips 66 are among those where workers have been laid off as the company moves forward with plans to meet 2022 cost savings of $500 million. Reuters indicated some of the layoffs happened at the company’s Ponca City refinery. The company did not reveal how many workers were let go. “These …

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Rep. Cole says no doubt the country is in a recession

  In a column to his constituents, Oklahoma Republican Congressman Tom Cole says that by all appearances, economic challenges are not going away under the Biden administration. Fresh off his re-election victory last week, Cole said the country’s economic and inflationary troubles “are not yet in the rearview mirror.” He still thinks the U.S. economy …

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Continental must fend off lawsuits over Harold Hamm’s private takeover

  While billionaire Harold Hamm makes progress on his agreed takeover of Continental Resources, the Oklahoma City company still faces lawsuits challenging the move. One of those suits was updated in recent days. In a filing last week with the Securities Exchange Commission, Continental revealed it had recently reached a Term Loan Agreement totaling $750 …

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