We’ve reported how several eminent domain bills have been introduced in the Oklahoma legislature which convenes its 2025 session next week. Legislators will trail two other states where eminent domain for development of energy projects drew opposition. The South Dakota House passed a bill 49-19 to ban the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines, …
One of the big renewable energy operators in Oklahoma, NextEra Energy Inc. had more than $1 billion in earnings in 2024. The company reported net income of $1.203 billion or 58 cents a share. While the earnings seemed to be huge, they were also less than the $1.210 billion or 59 cents a share …
** Big Oil begins reporting fourth-quarter results this week, and outlooks for the coming year should reflect the dissonance between Trump’s oil and gas-maximizing agenda and investor expectations. The industry has pushed in recent years to drive down costs and increase production by using more efficient technology rather than drilling many new wells. ** Workers …
No new wind and solar projects on public lands and waters. It’s the effect of a quietly issued order Monday by the Trump administration’s Interior Department now under control of former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. The order issued Monday blocks projects for renewable energy projects on federally-owned lands or offshore. The Hill reported …
** The oil industry says Trump’s executive orders lifting drilling restrictions in parts of Alaska are unlikely to spur new oil and gas development because companies are focused on more accessible areas. ** U.S. tech giants criticized Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement eight years ago, but have remained silent this time around. ** In an announcement that thrilled …
While there appears to be growing opposition to solar farms in Oklahoma, a new government forecast says the nation will likely seen strong growth of the solar projects in the next two years. In a nutshell, it believes there will be strong solar growth, accelerated coal retirements, and a decline in the use of …
The recent “Stop the Green” protest rally held at the State Capitol was only one of a growing number of such protests by those opposed to the growth of wind farms and solar projects in the state. One upcoming event is planned in Muskogee entitled “No Industrial Wind/Solar/Lithium in Muskogee County.” Supporters call it …
A review of the nation’s big clean energy projects built in 2024 were in the state of Texas. The analysis showed Texas also leads the U.S. in installed utility-scale solar and wind capacity and is making headway on battery storage projects. New data from Cleanview, shared exclusively with Canary Media, shows the 25 biggest clean energy …
** A deep freeze is straining power supplies across the eastern US, sending demand on the country’s largest electric grid to an all-time winter high as the South digs out from one of the worst snow storms in 130 years. ** Extreme cold temperatures are disrupting oil and gas production in North Dakota, and it could take …
When protesters rallied earlier in the month at the Oklahoma state capitol, they complained about the use of eminent domain by utilities wanting to build large transmission lines and by wind and solar farm developers. Legislators were obviously paying attention, based on the number of bills filed on the very topic of eminent domain. …
