Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern wants to create the toughest Iran sanctions ever proposed by Congress. As leader of the Republican Study Committee,the Tulsa Representative was joined by former Chairman Jim Banks of Indiana and RSC National Security Task Force Chairman Joe Wilson of South Carolina in introduction of the Maximum Pressure Act with 85 …
October 2023 archive
OKC creates lanes for city buses
Motorists in Oklahoma City are being alerted to the city’s creation of street lanes just for city buses. Oklahoma City’s first bus lanes are here to support RAPID NW! Pavement marking and signage installation are underway in the outer right lanes of: NW Expressway between Independence Ave. & Classen Blvd. Classen Blvd. between NW Expressway & NW 16th …
Energy quick reads
** The Biden administration is announcing it will spend $1.3 billion of new federal funding to help create three new, massive electrical transmission lines in the Southwest and New England, in an effort to improve the nation’s power grid and get more renewable energy into America’s homes and businesses. ** Hedge funds are laying bets on uranium, …
ONE Gas reports increased earnings in 3Q
ONE Gas, Inc. reported a continuation of increased net income in the third quarter of the year, showing net income of $25.2 million or 45 cents a share. The total compared to $23.7 million and 44 cents a share in the third quarter of 2022, according to the company’s release of quarterly earnings made …
Crude oil and Oklahoma energy stocks dropped in Monday’s trading
Crude oil prices have been on a roller coaster ride, gaining 3% last Friday and falling nearly 4% in Monday’s trading. Why the fall? Mostly because fears have declined about the possibility that the Israel-Hamas war will disrupt oil supplies in the region. Plus, there is the matter of this week’s meeting of the U.S. …
Colorado oil and gas operator ordered to post $133 million bond for unplugged wells
Already at odds with Colorado regulators, oil and gas operator P. Kauffman just entered a higher level of fight over its more than 1,000 unplugged wells. State regulators recently ordered the company to post a $133 million bond to assure its 1,089 wells will be properly plugged. The order came from the Colorado Energy …
Cracking down on E-scooter riders in OKC
Oklahoma City is considering a new ordinance to require E-scooter drivers to obey traffic laws just as drivers of cars and trucks have to do. The Oklahoman reports the new restrictions might be in place by December. It’s already illegal to ride the electric scooters that are available for rent in downtown Oklahoma City, …
Broadband Office takes next step in plans for $800 million in federal funding
The Oklahoma Broadband office is reaching out to Oklahomans about ways to use nearly $800 million in federal grant funds for high-speed internet expansion in the state. Oklahomans are asked to comment about what the OBO has come up with so far. The OBO has posted the BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 to its website …
EPA grants $2 million for water study at Oklahoma State University
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Oklahoma State University geology professor, Dr. Todd Halihan, would be the recipient of a nearly $2 million research grant to study the use and risks of enhanced aquifer recharge (EAR) to improve groundwater availability and quality. Along with his team of researchers at OSU, Halihan will …
Texas is home to some of the nation’s top polluters
Four of the worst top ten polluters in the U.S., according to a ranking by the Environmental Protection Agency, are in the state of Texas. The EPA stated that 2022 greenhouse gas data showed emissions from large industrial sources were nearly 1% lower than in 2021. It also indicated there has been an overall …