** Facing the need to win battleground Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris is swearing off any prior assertion that she opposed fracking, but that hasn’t stopped Republican Donald Trump from wielding her now-abandoned position to win over voters in a state where the natural gas industry means jobs. ** Former President Donald Trump said he had “no choice” but to …
August 2024 archive
Residents and landowners fight NextEra Energy wind farm in Colorado
A new “No Wind Turbines” campaign is growing on the plains of eastern Colorado. It’s against NextEra Energy’s proposed third phase of a series of wind turbines that dot the land east of Colorado Springs. The turbines would represent a growth of the wind farm that was developed nine years ago. But residents …
Congressman blames Biden and Harris for increased jobless rate
Oklahoma congressman Kevin Hern says the Biden-Harris Administration’s economic policies are to blame for the most recent slowdown in U.S. job growth and increased unemployment. Reacting to Friday’s release of the jobs report for July 2024 by the Bureau of Labor Statitics, the Republican U.S. Representative from Tulsa declared, “Stagnant job growth and …
ONEOK points to its ESG inclusions
While the debate continues about Oklahoma’s anti-ESG law, companies such as ONEOK also focus on their pro-ESG efforts. ONEOK did so in its recent release of its annual Corporate Sustainability Report highlighting the company’s progress and commitment toward environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. The company stated “ONEOK qualified for inclusion in more than …
Critic charges what regulators did to Accountant was no less than “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”
Shocking and disgraceful. It’s the words used to describe how accountant David Greenwell was denied by the Corporation Commission an opportunity to support claims that the Commission’s audits of the 2021 storm costs were not legitimate audits. Costs that Oklahoma ratepayers will be paying for the next 25 years. Nichols Hills Mayor Sody McCampbell …
New CFO named at Helmerich and Payne
Drilling-rig manufacturer Helmerich & Payne announced the naming of a new Chief Financial Officer. The company said it hired J. Kevin Vann to succeed Mark Smith as CFO after Smith will retire on August 15. H&P said Vann brings extensive public company financial and accounting experience in the oil and gas industry, which will …
Oklahoma is in second phase of EV charger installation program
After spending $9 million to install 13 EV chargers on I-40, I-44 and I-44 corridors in the state, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation has ended a second phase of the Biden administration’s big push to mande electric vehicles in place of fossil fuel cars and trucks. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has completed the …
Oklahoma gets $800 million in more broadband expansion money
The Biden administration is about to give another $800 milllion in federal funds so Oklahoma can proceed with the expansion of its broadband service into rural areas of the state. Mike Sanders, director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office called it a “game changer” as the funds would represent a share of $1.6 billion going …
Army begins search for forever chemicals at two posts in Oklahoma
An investigation is underway to determine whether those forever chemicals are located in well water near Fort Sill and the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant. The Army and the Environmental Protection AGency plans to test the water as well at more than half a dozen Army posts in the states of Alabama, California, Georgia, Kentucky, …
Oil prices hit 8 month low on Friday while OK energy stocks tumbled
Not only did crude oil prices fall Friday to their lowest levels since January, but Oklahoma energy stocks also tumbled, some as much as 7%. The crude price drop came after the U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in July and unemployment rose. West Texas Intermediate, the US benchmark, dropped $2.79 r 3.66% per …
