The Houston oil and gas firm Coterra Energy is known in Oklahoma for its exploration in the Anadarko Basin. But it seems the company’s historic settlement made last fall to pay more than $16 million to build a public water line in Dimock, Pennsylvania has turned into a political football for Gov. Josh Shapiro. …
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If former Vice President turned environmentalist Al Gore can buy carbon credits to offset his massive electricity use at his Tennessee mansion and his trips around the world, then perhaps the same maneuver can be used in the plugging of abandoned wells in Oklahoma. Sounds far fetched? Not really. As the Oklahoman reported this …
Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas and California Rep. Zoe Lofgren, the ranking member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee have accused the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce of revealing the identity of a whistleblower. Lucas chairs the committee and with Lofgren, sent a letter to the Inspector General after the Committee …
Environmentalists in Kansas got something of a slap in the face this week as Evergy, the state’s largest electricity utility, revealed a cutback in clean energy plans. Instead, it plans to keep open its oldest coal plant for years to come and has no plans to add solar power until 2026, reported the Kansas …
Proxy statements are on file for shareholders of ONEOK and Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. to decide whether to approve ONE’s $18.8 billion acquisition of the Tulsa-based company. Filings were made this week with the Securities and Exchange Commission but they did not specify any date or time of the shareholder meetings. “We are requesting …
Groundbreaking ceremonies were planned this week on the nation’s biggest wind farm and the transmission line that will carry the electricity from Wyoming to California. The TransWest Express is the name of the transmission line that will carry electricity from the $5 billion, 3,000-megawatt, 600 turbine Chokecherry and Sierra Madre wind farm. Both giant …
** Missouri regulators approve a $140 million rate increase for Ameren Missouri that environmental groups say will require the utility to report avoided costs if two coal plants shut down early. ** Four townships in an eastern Ohio county will hold public hearings this summer on whether to ban large-scale wind and solar projects. ** Eight Baltimore community organizations intend …
While southern Oklahoma and Texas are included in excessive heat alerts this week with heat indexes reaching 110 to 112 degrees, it brings to mind the prediction that two-thirds of the country could face electricity outages this summer. The prediction is in the 2023 summer forecast from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), a nonprofit …
