Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners has gone to court against Greenpeace and other environmental groups, accusing them of being “eco terrorists” in their fight against the company’s Dakota Access Pipeline. The company filed a racketeering lawsuit in federal court in North Dakota on Tuesday claiming the groups caused “billions of dollars in damage” through “criminal activity …
A federal appeals court has ordered the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review its decision to approve the Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline in Florida. It’s a ruling that could affect major energy projects across the nation. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia was a victory for the …
Four Republican State Senators think all legislators should be directly involved in the creation of a state budget and they intend to file a bill changing the budget process. Whether it’s drawing up a bill on gross production taxes or funding state energy agencies, the senators say their intent is to increase transparency and accountability …
The Tuesday afternoon thunderstorms that dumped rain across the state might have produced a small tornado near Mulhall but also resulted in lightning strikes that destroyed one oil tank battery and a massive home in Norman. One tank was destroyed and a second was burning when Oklahoma City firefighters arrived at the scene of the …
The Sierra Club is out with its annual list of colleges doing their part in encouragement of sustainability and renewable energy and sorry to say, schools in Oklahoma didn’t fare well. Of 239 schools that submitted information about their “green higher-ed” efforts, Oklahoma State University was ranked 162nd. The University of Oklahoma didn’t make the …
Oil futures edged higher on Tuesday, buoyed by expectations that this week’s U.S. government reports will reveal a further cut in domestic supplies of crude oil, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. The September contract for West Texas Intermediate crude oil which expired at Tuesday’s settlement, rose 27 cents, or 0.6%, to settle at $47.64 a barrel on …
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One state official suggests gas leaks might prevent the Pawhuska high school from resuming classes this week, leaks in part caused by the school system’s geo-thermal wells drilled to heat the buildings. Kent Wilkins, Chief of Planning Management Decisions at the Oklahoma Water Resources Board says it’s possible classes won’t be allowed to start until …
The EPA’s announced the start of research projects in 14 states including Texas, Kansas and Nebraska. The various projects will address what the agency called “priority environmental and human health problems.” The research will be carried out through partnerships between the EPA’s research office, regional offices and states. One of the partnerships is between EPA …
Three more top administrators of the Bureau of Land Management have been temporarily reassigned including one in charge of public lands in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. The move comes after the Interior Department removed three BLM state directors two months ago including New Mexico Director Amy Lueders. She and the Alaska Director Bud Cribley …
