Drivers on the road for the Fourth of July holiday are finding lower gas prices across most of the country. AAA forecasts that more than 50 million people will celebrate the nation’s birthday by traveling, with a record 43.2 million going by car. The national average for a gallon of gas fell four cents since last …
July 1, 2023 archive
Wind turbine maker faces tough times ahead this year
Siemens Gamesa, the wind power company with wind turbines scattered across Oklahoma and production plants in Hutchinson, Kansas and Iowa warned investors there will be big economic losses this year. Christian Bruch, CEO and President of Siemens Energy, and Chairman of Siemens Gamesa recently told analysts the turnaround for Siemens Energy would not be …
Rare lizard latest wildlife that could create a fight in the Permian Basin
Another fight is brewing over a rare lizard found in the Permian Basin. Already U.S. wildlife managers want to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as an endangered species an it could interfere in the extensive oil and gas exploration in West Texas and southeast New Mexico. The Fish and Wildlife Service plans to collect …
Other energy notes
** The spill of highly radioactive waste beneath a building on the Hanford nuclear reservation north of Richland and near the Columbia River is both deeper and broader than anticipated. In a statement, the Department of Energy said the contamination in the soil at the Hanford 324 Building 1,000 feet from the Columbia River and a mile north …