New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who flew to Dubai for the COP28 Climate Summit and made an extravagent announcement of a $500 million plan to buy treated drilling wastewater, just saw her idea go up in smoke. She was the lone Governor to join the stage aat the conference some months ago but …
February 16, 2024 archive
House members vote against Biden’s LNG moratorium
All five Oklahoma U.S. House members sided with the majority in voting to strip President Biden’s authority to permit natural gas export projects—a slap in the face to his freeze issued last month of permits to send more LNG shipments to Europe. The House vote was 224-200 and Oklahoma U.S. Reps. Stephanie Bice, Josh …
BlackRock takes another step to back away from heavy ESG commitments
BlackRock, the investment firm banned from doing state business in Oklahoma because of its ESG policies and alleged discrimination against oil and gas, is backing off its previous heavy commitment to an international climate change coalition. The coalition, known as Climate Action 100+ or CA100+ had promoted stronger action on climate change. But this …
Exxon to decide how to proceed with lithium project in Arkansas
The Exxon Mobil technologists working on a lithium project in Arkansas’s Smackover formation have a decision to make by the end of the year—which lithium filtration technology to use as the company hopes to become a top producer of the material needed for electric vehicle batteries. Patrick Howarth, head of Exxon’s lithium business recently …