September 26, 2023 archive

Alaska Senator repeats his claim of energy favoritism by Interior Secretary

  Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan repeated his claim that while Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has put a hold on expanded oil and gas drilling in his home state, she has a policy of “drill baby drill” in her home state of New Mexico. In an interview Tuesday on Fox Business News, the Republican Senator …

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Rep. Cole—American energy for American people

  Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole again declared that as a result of President Biden’s misguided and destructive energy policies, the nation is relaying on foreign nations for our energy needs. Writing in his weekly column, the Republican congressman said as a result of moratoriums on new oil, gas and coal leasing and permitting on federal …

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Canadian firm acquires Arkansas land for more lithium plant expansion

  Canada’s Standard Lithium just brought 118 acres in southern Arkansas where it has plans for a $1.3 billion lithium extraction and refinement plant to help supply batteries for electric vehicles. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Standard is one of a handful of companies focusing on development of lithium from the brine that makes up …

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New Mexico solar credit program runs out of money

  It seems thousands of New Mexico homeowners who sought a 10% state tax credit to offset the cost of their solar systems aren’t eligible. The state program offering the credit ran out of money. Empty pockets. And there’s not much they can do about it because once they’re locked out of the credit funding, …

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Headlines of other energy stories

** Donald Trump’s on the warpath against his mortal enemy again, and it made a big splash on social media. The former president raged during a campaign speech in South Carolina that “windmills” are driving whales “crazy.” “Windmills are causing whales to die in numbers never seen before. Nobody does anything about that,” he declared. ** Ford Motor Co. …

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