September 28, 2023 archive

Large carbon capture project revealed in West Texas

  A carbon capture and storage site the size of 10,000 acres will be built in the Permian Basin of West Texas. It could be operational as early as 2025, according to Milestone Carbon, the company planning the operation in Midland and Upton Counties. Click here for NewsWest 9

Hail leaves home solar units destroyed in Austin, Texas

  One of the risks of solar power is mother nature, i.e. hail. Just ask residents of Austin, Texas who learned the hard way when a thunderstorm dropped hail the size of golf balls last weekend. KVUE TV in Austin reported the hail shattered rooftop solar panels on homes. “We got them because we thought …

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** Besides subsidizing the electric vehicle (EV) industry with a staggering $15.5 billion, the Biden administration is investing an additional $100 million in federal funding to prioritize the repair and replacement of EV charging stations throughout the U.S. ** President Biden on Wednesday approved an emergency declaration for the state of Louisiana after Gulf of Mexico saltwater entered the drinking water …

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$150 dollar ahead? One OKC oil executive says it’s coming

With U.S. oil prices teasing the $94 a barrel level, there’s growing speculation that prices could easily top $100 and maybe even $150. Who’s making such a prediction? Doug Lawler, Chief Executive Officer of Continental Resources, the company founded by Harold Hamm. Lawler made his prediction in a recent interview with Bloomberg TV and said …

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