It should come as no surprise that another Democrat in the U.S. Senate has publicly announced opposition to Attorney General Scott Pruitt to take over at the Environmental Protection Agency. Here’s how Politico’s Morning Energy Report stated the news: “DURBIN LATEST ‘NO’ ON PRUITT: No. 2 Senate Democrat Dick Durbin invoked a novel rationale in …
It’s one thing for Democrats to criticize the governor in her plan to raise taxes. But now she’s opposed by Representative Kevin Calvey, a Republican from Oklahoma City. He’s also calling for a big cut in the subsidies for the wind industry in the state. Calvey said the state could save another $200 million …
Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine and others on a U.S. House committee want voters to know about the story revealing the manipulation of global warming data.It headlines their website for the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. “Exposed: How world leaders were duped into investing billions over manipulated global warming data.” As reported by The Mail newspaper …
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin didn’t score any points with the wind industry after delivering her State of the State address on Monday in which she proposed new taxes on wind farms and wind-generated electricity. Jeff Clark, the President of the Wind Coalition responded by saying the governor’s proposal misses the mark. “It is a misguided …
Democrats in the state don’t think much of Gov. Mary Fallin’s tax ideas unveiled in Monday’s State of the State address. They think it is “burdensome taxes on the middle-class and working families in the form of $1.1 billion in new taxes on Oklahomans that can least afford it.” One of her plans is …
As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on confirming Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, nearly 450 former EPA officials have sent a letter to the Senate in opposition to Pruitt. The letter was coordinated by the Environmental Integrity Project,a nonprofit founded 14 years ago by former EPA officials. The …
Crude oil futures settled lower on Monday as weary traders took losses across the energy sector, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, March West Texas Intermediate crude fell 82 cents, or 1.5%, to settle at $53.01 a barrel. On London’s ICE Futures Exchange, April Brent crude declined by $1.09, or 1.9%, to …
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Nothing about the elimination of tax credits for some energy industries. But Governor Mary Fallin, in her State of the State address on Monday called for adopting a plan where gasoline and diesel taxes go to roads and bridges. “My plan will ensure taxes associated with roads and bridges are the funding source for maintenance …
The energy industry’s latest Chapter 11 bankruptcy has been filed by Houston-based Vanguard Natural Resources LLC, a company that sold its Oklahoma holdings last year as it struggled with growing debt. It listed $708 million in debt. The company said the restructuring under Chapter 11 is under the company’s reserve-based credit facility and senior unsecured …
