March 18, 2024 archive

Corporation Commissioner wants to be paid mileage and per diem for travel to State Capitol

  A bill that is still considered a “live round” in the Oklahoma legislature would give per diem expenses and reimbursement for mileage to certain statewide election officers, many who are paid more than $100,000 a year. Senate Bill 1388 was authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin of Duncan. “This was a request bill. This came …

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Energy quick reads

** After coming under attack from both environmentalists and investors in the first half of his seven-year tenure at the helm of Exxon Mobil Corp., Darren Woods is on the offensive. ** Sacramento has taken proactive steps to accelerate the phasing out of dirty-fuel-powered vehicles in the city, announcing a plan to ban new gas stations. That …

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Contained—Texas wildfires— as attorney claims damages could top $1 billion

  After three weeks, the Texas Panhandle wildfires that killed three persons and left dead thousands of livestock, are completely contained. The largest of the fires, the SmokeHouse Creek fire which swept into western Oklahoma, is reported totally under control. It was Saturday when Texas A&M Forest Service announced the fire was 100% contained after …

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Tribe plans 4,000 acre solar farm in southwest Colorado

  Four-thousand acres. It’s the size of a solar farm proposed by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe based in Towaoc, Colorado. Located in the very southwest corner of Colorado, the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation wants to feature 2.2 million solar panels in the more than $1 billion project. It will be eight miles long and one …

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