2016 archive

Wildfire Leaves Nearly 70-mile Long Path of Destruction

With 40 to 50 mph winds in the forecast on Wednesday, a massive wildfire that started in northern Oklahoma on Tuesday burned out of control into southern Kansas. The wildfire left a path of destruction estimated at 70 miles in length, according to John…

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Wind Coalition Responds to Billboard Attacks with Robocall Campaign

What started as a billboard campaign waged by an oil and gas group against the wind credits for the wind industry in Oklahoma turned into a robocall campaign led by the Wind Coalition in response to the attack by the oil industry.
“Hi I’m Jeff C…

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Wind Coalition Responds to Billboard Attacks with Robocall Campaign

What started as a billboard campaign waged by an oil and gas group against the wind credits for the wind industry in Oklahoma turned into a robocall campaign led by the Wind Coalition in response to the attack by the oil industry.
“Hi I’m Jeff Clark w…

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Chesapeake Won’t Settle with Fort Worth in Royalty Fight

While Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy returned to court Wednesday morning in a fight over natural gas royalty payments to the city of Fort Worth while the city reached a $6 million settlement with Chesapeake’s partner, Total, a branch of th…

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Chesapeake Won’t Settle with Fort Worth in Royalty Fight

While Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy returned to court Wednesday morning in a fight over natural gas royalty payments to the city of Fort Worth while the city reached a $6 million settlement with Chesapeake’s partner, Total, a branch of the Fren…

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$25 million in Trolleys for MAPS 3 Bought by OKC

The city of Oklahoma City made the leap this week, committing to a nearly $25 million purchase of five trolleys for a proposed downtown streetcar system as part of a MAPS 3 project. It was a unanimous vote by the council on Tuesday to make the purchase…

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Completion Reports March 23, 2016

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Permits to Drill March 23, 2016

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Wind Group Boasts of $10 million Paid Annually to Oklahomans

While an oil and gas group is in the midst of a billboard campaign against wind industry tax credits in Oklahoma, the American Wind Energy Association is out with a report showing that more than $10 million a year is paid by wind farm operators t…

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Wind Group Boasts of $10 million Paid Annually to Oklahomans

While an oil and gas group is in the midst of a billboard campaign against wind industry tax credits in Oklahoma, the American Wind Energy Association is out with a report showing that more than $10 million a year is paid by wind farm operators to Okla…

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