May 7, 2024 archive

One Oklahoma family’s nightmare of an abandoned oil well

  An Oklahoma family’s fight against abandoned oil wells and what it did to their farm…it’s the subject of an article by ProPublica. The story focuses on the small farm acquired by Stan and Tina Ledgerwood near Maysville and their nightmare in dealing with a former oil well. ProPublica investigated along with two other news …

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Thousands without electricity power following night of tornadoes

    Nearly 40,000 customers of utilities in Oklahoma were without power following Monday night tornadoes that danced around the state, including one that hit the northeast city of Barnsdale, killing one person. Most of those without electrical power were customers of Oklahoma Gas and Electric. By Tuesday afternoon, crews had already restored power to …

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Energy briefs

** Fewer Americans today see climate change as a “very serious” problem than they did three years ago, according to a new survey released Monday. The Monmouth University poll, conducted on April 18-22 shows a 10-point decline in Americans who says climate change is a “very serious” problem, falling from 56 percent in September 2021 to 46 percent …

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More workers are being let go at Tesla

  Tesla isn’t finished with its layoffs. More layoff notices were sent out Sunday night as Elon Musk moves ahead with his plan to cut more than 10% of the company’s workforce. It marks the fourth straight week of layoff notices reported Business Insider. Click here for Business Insider