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California Fearful of Pruitt in Charge of EPA
The pending confirmation of attorney general Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has some California regulators so afraid of him, they are pushing ahead with their own fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles. They fear that once Pruitt takes over, federal car rules might not survive in the Trump administration. Pruitt has …
Number 2 US Senate Democrat Voices “No Confidence” in Pruitt as EPA Chief
It should come as no surprise that another Democrat in the U.S. Senate has publicly announced opposition to Attorney General Scott Pruitt to take over at the Environmental Protection Agency. Here’s how Politico’s Morning Energy Report stated the news: “DURBIN LATEST ‘NO’ ON PRUITT: No. 2 Senate Democrat Dick Durbin invoked a novel rationale in …
GOP Legislator Opposes Raising Taxes—-Wants Wind Subsidies Cut and Fat from Education
It’s one thing for Democrats to criticize the governor in her plan to raise taxes. But now she’s opposed by Representative Kevin Calvey, a Republican from Oklahoma City. He’s also calling for a big cut in the subsidies for the wind industry in the state. Calvey said the state could save another $200 million …
Whistleblower Reveals NOAA Manipulated Global Warming Records
Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine and others on a U.S. House committee want voters to know about the story revealing the manipulation of global warming data.It headlines their website for the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. “Exposed: How world leaders were duped into investing billions over manipulated global warming data.” As reported by The Mail newspaper …
Wind Coalition Says Governor’s Wind Taxes are “Misguided”
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin didn’t score any points with the wind industry after delivering her State of the State address on Monday in which she proposed new taxes on wind farms and wind-generated electricity. Jeff Clark, the President of the Wind Coalition responded by saying the governor’s proposal misses the mark. “It is a misguided …
Governor’s Tax Plans Ridiculed by Democrats
Democrats in the state don’t think much of Gov. Mary Fallin’s tax ideas unveiled in Monday’s State of the State address. They think it is “burdensome taxes on the middle-class and working families in the form of $1.1 billion in new taxes on Oklahomans that can least afford it.” One of her plans is …
Hundreds of former EPA Employees Voice Opposition to Scott Pruitt
As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on confirming Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, nearly 450 former EPA officials have sent a letter to the Senate in opposition to Pruitt. The letter was coordinated by the Environmental Integrity Project,a nonprofit founded 14 years ago by former EPA officials. The …
Fallin Proposes Increase in Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Taxes with Money to go to Roads and Bridges
Nothing about the elimination of tax credits for some energy industries. But Governor Mary Fallin, in her State of the State address on Monday called for adopting a plan where gasoline and diesel taxes go to roads and bridges. “My plan will ensure taxes associated with roads and bridges are the funding source for maintenance …
Vanguard Natural Resources Latest Energy Firm to Enter Bankruptcy
The energy industry’s latest Chapter 11 bankruptcy has been filed by Houston-based Vanguard Natural Resources LLC, a company that sold its Oklahoma holdings last year as it struggled with growing debt. It listed $708 million in debt. The company said the restructuring under Chapter 11 is under the company’s reserve-based credit facility and senior unsecured …
Scott Pruitt’s Still Under Attack from Those in Congress as well as the New York Times
While Attorney General Scott Pruitt waits on the U.S. Senate to hold a confirmation vote on him taking over the EPA, he remains the target of attacks from environmentalists and Democrats. The latest comes from three-term San Diego-based Rep. Scott Peters who is a new member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He also …