Union workers will benefit from the $5 billion electrical transmissionline that will carry wind-powered electricity from New Mexico and across Arizona to California. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) announced this week the signing of a labor agreement to build the 580-mile SunZia Clean Energy Transmission and Wind Infrastructure project line. Total estimated …
It’s called America’s fastest-growing occupation—that of being a wind farm technician. Someone has to maintain those wind farm towers that perch across Oklahoma’s landscape and that of other states. The pay is great—up to $103,000 a year and doesn’t require a college degree. But it means being in good physical shape and being strong …
** U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing by voice vote H.R.1042, companion legislation to S. 763, a bipartisan bill introduced by Barrasso to prohibit U.S. imports of Russian uranium. ** A House panel subpoenaed The Vanguard Group and …
Austin, Texas is the new US home of RWE, the second-largest solar owner and operator in the nation. The global renewable energy company has more than 300 workers based in Austin and 10,000 across the world. RWE has plans to becomme the top renewable energy developer and operator in the U.S. The Austin American-Statesman …
In northern Oklahoma sits a special radar site with a specific goal of measuring the flow of wind through some of the neighboring wind farms. It is maintained and operated by the Texas Tech University National Wind Institute and is located about 10 miles east of Enid. The U.S. Department of Energy funds the …
** The Biden administration plans to set strict requirements on the sources of carbon-free electricity used by hydrogen producers seeking lucrative federal incentives, according to news reports citing leaked information regarding long-awaited rules for the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean hydrogen tax-credit program. ** Chrysler-parent Stellantis said it is seeking to void a 2019 California emissions …
** The world needs to phase out some fossil fuels — while employing carbon capture technology — to reach net zero climate targets by mid-century, US climate envoy John Kerry said, even as negotiators haggled over the best approach. ** Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to raise share buybacks 14% as the oil giant accelerates crude production in …
She’s the only governor attending the COP28 conference in Dubai, yet New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham has her critics back home—those who don’t support her Green mob mentality and opposition to the state’s oil and gas revenue in the Permian Basin. Take for example what Dr. Jonathan Lesser, President of Continental Ecoomics, a senior …
** The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent shale oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources and Exxon Mobil a second request for more information on their $60 billion takeover deal, Pioneer said on Tuesday. The companies are working with the FTC and continue to expect that the deal will be completed in the first half of 2024, Pioneer …
** The worsening bottlenecks at the drought-stricken Panama Canal are pushing at least one US diesel shipper to sail around the tip of South America en route to Chile for the first time since 2020. The vessel Green Sky is hauling ultra-low sulfur diesel loaded at Citgo Petroleum Corp.’s Clifton Ridge terminal in Louisiana to …
