October 7, 2024 archive

Oklahoma sends more help to Hurricane Helene victims

Oklahoma is doing more than supplying electrical line repair crews from utility companies to help with power restoration in the southeast following the death and destruction of Hurricane Helene. While PSO crews are coming home after helping in a handful of states, others are heading to the devastated areas of the country. The State Health …

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Crude oil settles above $80 as worries grow over what happen next in the Middle East fighting

    A nearly 4% jump in crude oil prices pushed Brent crude above the $80 a barrel mark for the first time in weeks. The increasing risk of a wider war in the Middle East still has investors worried about the prospects of Middle East crude oil shipments being interrupted. There are still growing …

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Court fight over nuke waste sites in Texas and New Mexico in the hands of US Supreme Court

  The efforts of New Mexico and Texas leaders to stop any more radioactive waste being dumped in their states will soon rest in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court justices. The high court agreed on Friday to consider the fight to store the waste at sites in rural areas of the two states. …

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Lack of rain and high temperatures add to growing wildfire dangers in Oklahoma

  Wildfire dangers in Oklahoma are going hand in hand with the growing lack of rainfall across the state as well as the continued heat wave gripping the state and much of the central part of the U.S. The Oklahoma Forestry Division, in its Monday update showed no significant large fire activity. However, the wildfire …

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Hot weather to linger over Oklahoma and much of the central part of the US

  If you were thinking Oklahoma might see a change of the kind of weather we’ve been having in the past few weeks, forget it. At least, that’s the advice from Gary McManus, Climate Director at the Oklahoma Mesonet. In his Monday morning address to his multitude of followers, McManus explained the growing Hurricane Milton …

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Hurricane fund-raising effort launched by Pilot travel centers nationwide

A spokesman for Pilot travel centers isn’t afraid to say it. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the countless individuals, families and communities, including our own team members, experiencing the utterly devastating effects of Hurricane Helene,” declared Julis Cox, Pilot’s chief people officer. While some national leaders in recent days were reticent to use the …

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Cheniere Energy to release 3Q earnings report at the end of the month

      Investors in Cheniere Energy, Inc. will learn at the end of the month whether the third quarter earnings of the firm will top the more than $3.3 billion in second quarter revenues. The Texas-based company, one with the Midship natural pipeline across Oklahoma, announced it will issue the third quarter earnings report …

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Minnesota regulators order Next Era to remove pile of wind turbine blades

    Four years after Next Era started piling old wind turbine blades in a lot in Grand Meadow, Minnesota, the pile is finally being removed. But it took the action of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to issue an order forcing Next Era to do something about the unsightly pile. In recent days, workers …

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Invenergy takes Grain Belt Express fight to Illinois Supreme Court

  Invenergy and supporters of its Grain Belt Express transmission line have gone to the Illinois State Supreme Court asking for a lower court ruling against the $7 billion project be overturned. Grain Belt is meant to carry wind-powered electricity from southwest Kansas and across Missouri and Illinois to Indiana. Supporters, including the Illinois Commerce …

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Energy briefs

** With a death toll still at 230 or more, the effects of Hurricane Helene are still being discovered. Local, state and federal officials determine Hurricane Helene damaged or destroyed 519 homes and 83 businesses in Virginia. ** October 8—National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day—is like a birthday party for hydrogen. It’s being observed by the U.S. Energy Department. ** …

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