Oh oh….while Democrats party at their national convention in Chicago and call the Kamala Harris effort to win the White House a campaign of joy, there is not joy at the gas pumps in Chicago. Prices are 20% to 23% higher than the national average. Refinery outages in the Windy City and in Ohio …
The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank reports its latest survey of firms in Oklahoma and other states that make up the Tenth District found manufacturing activity did not decline as much in August as it did in July. Furthermore, of those surveyed, many have positive expectations for future activity. Chad Wilkerson, senior vice president …
Observations of the Democratic party’s platform this week from author and energy journalist Robert Bryce.….they focus on nuclear power and its noted absence in what the Democrats want for the U.S. 1) The omission of nuclear energy in the party’s platform shows, yet again, that while Democrats are making climate change a top talking point …
) (Shawnee Public Schools officials receive a $2,500 check from OGE Energy Corp. Foundation for the new school year. (Left to right): Dr. Aaron Espolt, Shawnee Public Schools Superintendent; Emily Rothrock Tate, OG&E Community Affairs Manager; Christi Lovelady, Horace Mann Elementary School Principal; Michelle Wallace, Shawnee Public Schools Counseling & Community Engagement Coordinator; Jeff Cook, …
Out in the near desert-like region of Big Bend, Texas, water has become a cherished necessity. Witness the Terlingua Ranch Lodge, a 200,000 acre ranch about 70 miles from Big Bend National Park, where drinking water is for sale. But water availability will become even tighter next month as the board that directs and …
The practice of sending old and outdated wind turbine blades to landfills apparently is no longer accepted, at least at many landfills across the country where wind farms are located. Many landfills refuse to accept them and instead, the wind blades are stored at accepted sites. However, as we have reported in the …
** During a campaign stop in Pennsylvania on Monday, former President Trump said he’d eliminate the Biden administration’s power plant rule but was noncommittal about his position on a tax credit for electric vehicles. ** Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) indicated to reporters at the Democratic National Convention that climate legislation would be on the agenda if Democrats retain the White House and …
As crude oil prices dropped by $1 a barrel on Wednesday, Oklahoma energy stocks ended the day with a mix of gains and losses. The price drop came after the U.S. revised a sharply estimate of employment stats—down by 818,000. As a result, West Texas Intermediate crude fell $1.24 or 1.69% at closed at …
Oklahoma was among 23-Republican-led states that went to the U.S. Supreme Court this week asking the Supreme Court to put a stop to a Biden administration rule limiting emissions of mercury and other toxic metals from power plants. Two coal companies were also part of the move challenging the rule that creates tighter emissions limits …
The Republican Attorneys General Association is a target of heavy criticism of a story by The Guardian, one that’s critical of the group for accepting $5.8 million from the oil and gas industry. The article says Raga, made up of 28 Republican attorneys general, including Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond, “raked in millions of …
