Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas raised the issue of sexual harassment existent at the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Research station. During a hearing by the full House Committee of Science, Space and Technology, Rep. Lucas, the ranking member discussed evidence of a culture of sexual harassment and assault in the remote research site. The harassment …
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EIA warns customers to brace for higher winter electricity bills
Winter is expected to result in higher electricity prices across the U.S. including in Oklahoma and other states in the region. In other words, get ready to pay more for the electricity used in heating your home. It’s the forecast from the U.S. Energy Information Administration which issued its December Short-Term Energy Outlook. The increase in …
Study highlights Devon Energy’s low flaring practice
A new study of the flaring of natural gas from wells in the U.S. shows Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy is one of the firms with a low ranking of the practice. The study, by consultants Rystad Energy, was carried out for the Environmental Defense Fund, and determined infrastructure capacity limits are the greatest ause of flaring gas that …
Energy group gives poor marks to Oklahoma’s energy efficiency efforts
Oklahoma was ranked 41 in the 2022 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard created by the group American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Two years ago, the state was ranked 37 by ACEEE. The same group placed California in first place in its 50-state scorecard, saying the state ranked highest because of its equity in …
Texas legislators demand more natural gas powered generating plants
Some Texas legislators want assurances from their state’s Public Utility Commission that a planned electricity market redesign will mean more natural-gas fired power plants in the future. They don’t want a repeat of what happened during the February 2021 winter storm. Some of the legislators say renewable power is a “luxury” according to a …
Headlines of other energy stories
** California lawmakers on Monday introduced legislation to penalize oil companies for alleged price gouging, setting up a showdown with an industry that has long wielded political influence in the Golden State. ** Congressional Democratic leaders are pushing to include legislation spurring oil and gas drilling that is desired by Democrat West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin within the annual …
Bitcoin miners leave abandoned sites in Texas
Texas might have another energy mess on its hands—the digital gold rush. Bitcoin miners, who rushed to Texas to take advantage of minerals, left behind a wasteland of unfinished sites and abandoned equipment according to a report by Bloomberg. Click here for Bloomberg
Could enforced “no sick leave” send rail workers exiting the industry?
President Biden’s use of congressionally-approved law to eliminate the prospects of a nationwide rail strike might result in railroad workers leaving the industry. If that happens, the exit of train conductors and engineers would be a major impact on corporations and U.S. consumers. Such a mass exit, one prompted by the exclusion of sick …
Study says removal of coal-fired plants puts US at risk this winter
A new study says much of the nation’s bulk power system is “at risk” of not having enough energy supplies during severe weather this winter–because of the removal of coal and natural gas-fired electrical generation. The claim is made by the North American Energy Reliability Corp. puts the blame on the elimination or closure …
Heat exchanger firm picks Tulsa for new manufacturing plant
Tulsa has been picked as the site for a manufacturing plant by heat exchanger maker Hayden Industrial. The California-based company said 225 jobs will be created as it takes over an existing 200,000-square-foot building north of the Tulsa International Airport. Hayden Industrial recently developed a new system for immersion cooling that will be manufactured …