** The Biden administration has asked U.S. oil and gas producers to drill more as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed gasoline prices higher. But, at the same time, it has taken a somewhat hostile tone, blaming the industry for not bringing prices down quickly enough. ** Should oil prices explode to $200 a barrel as some …
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** High gasoline prices are already impacting demand, according to one energy expert. “Above $4 per gallon, you do see the American public change their driving habits. And we do actively see demand destruction,” Regina Mayor, global head of energy at KPMG, told Yahoo Finance Live. ** The White House is still trying to find a plan to lower …
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** A bill in Congress would block the U.S. Postal Service from entering into a contract for new vehicles unless 75% of them are electric. ** An auto industry report shows electric vehicle sales increased 11% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2021, while gasoline vehicle sales fell slightly. ** The U.S. Energy Department awards $9 million to Indigenous tribal nations in Western states for …
Pruitt to run for US Senate?
Reports indicate former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, who was Oklahoma’s Attorney General before being picked in the Trump administration, is considering a run to replace retiring U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe. Click here for News on 6
Northern Colorado county loses fight with EPA
Efforts by Weld County in Colorado, the state’s most prolific oil and gas producer, to delay steps to reduce pollution on Colorado’s Front Range were turned aside this week by a federal appeals court. Weld County had requested the court to pause the EPA’s decision that required all of the northern county to strengthen …
Oklahoma plant makes EPA’s Energy Star list
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that 93 U.S. manufacturing plants, including one in Oklahoma earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2022. ENERGY STAR plants are verified to be among the most energy-efficient plants within their industries. Making the list from Oklahoma was only the Koch Fertilizer Enid, LLC. The EPA said together, …
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** Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Monday that he will not vote to confirm President Biden’s pick for a powerful position on the Federal Reserve Board over her criticism of the fossil fuel industry. ** Progressives are hoping to turn the heat up on Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) in an effort to push climate action across the congressional finish line. ** The United …
White House not responding to Lucas letter about toxic work environment
Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas and other Republicans on a House Committee say the White House isn’t responding to their inquiries about a supposed toxic work environment at the Biden administration’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. So Lucas as the ranking member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology joined two other republicans, …
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** The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a plan that would restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution they can’t control. The federal plan announced Friday is intended to help more than two dozen states meet “good neighbor” obligations under the Clean Air Act. Sen. Joe Manchin …
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** Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana unveiled an energy policy proposal he equated to the Trump administration’s “Operation Warp Speed” vaccine development program to address soaring energy prices. His proposal included streamlining the permitting process for energy development at agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, similar to the regulatory streamlining put in place to rapidly develop …