March 29, 2023 archive

Federal grant is made to help expansion of meat processors in Oklahoma

  After the federal government started a crackdown on meat packing processors, a move that led to the loss of hundreds of small operations across the U.S., a shortage of available meat developed in the nation. The pressure of COVID-19 added to the problem. Now the same government is attempting to bring about a return …

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Sen. Lankford warns of Chinese land grabbing and spying in Oklahoma and the US

  The growing ownership of Oklahoma land by Chinese buyers prompted Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford to take to the Senate floor this week to express his concern and alarm and in essence to warn the country to wake up to growing spying operations. He told senators that if nothing is done about the increased …

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Four Corners Power Plant case heard by New Mexico Supreme Court

  The New Mexico state Supreme Court is now weighing a bid by the state’s largest electric provider to overturn a 2021 decision by regulators who denied a move to transfer company shares in a coal-fired power plant to a Navajo energy company. Arguments were heard Tuesday and the case could determine how long the …

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Tons of “forever” chemicals were used in Texas oil and gas wells

  A study contends that thousands of pounds of those so-called “forever chemicals” were injected into Texas oil and gas wells over the past decade. The study by Physicians for Social Responsibility found that since 2013, oil and gas companies used more than 21 tons of a class of extremely toxic and persistent chemicals reported …

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Ovintiv reports more large producers in the STACK

  When it comes to mixing the name of the energy company, Ovintiv USA Inc. and Oklahoma’s STACK play, it can only mean one thing—-big oil producers. Completion reports recently filed by Ovintiv show three wells completed in October and November of 2022 had production of 1,120 barrels a day, 1,336 barrels a day and …

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Interior Secretary admits Biden climate policies are only helping China

  As much as she didn’t want to admit it, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland finally consented during a U.S House committee hearing, yes, the Biden administration’s climate agenda is only strengthening China because of the U.S. dependency on critical mineral supply chains. It came during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on the Interior Department’s 2024 …

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