** President Trump is expected to sign executive orders this week supporting the coal industry, including using emergency powers to force some coal plants slated for closure to stay open. ** One person was injured after a “well control incident” at a Chevron oil and gas facility northeast of Greeley, Colorado that prompted evacuations and …
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Senate Energy Committee to meet Wednesday morning
From a nuclear power study to water rights, they are among topics targeted by bills to be considered Wednesday by the Oklahoma Senate Energy Committee. The agenda includes the following: AGENDA: HB1031 By Kendrix of the House and Bergstrom of the Senate Sunset; Oklahoma Energy Resources Board; extending sunset year. HB1157 By Cornwell of the House …
SPP grid leader concerned about growing electricity demand
The leader of the Southwest Power Pool grid is worried about the ability of the grid to meet the growing electricity demand and in a recent event said he anticipates a decline in excess power in the new few years. The comments are those of Lanny Nickell, SPP President CEO of the grid that …
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** Liberty Energy Inc., the company previously run by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright plans to release its financial results for the first quarter after the market closes on Wednesday, April 16. ** The battle over whether California should build a $20-billion water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is escalating, with Gov. Gavin …
Other states also see activism against renewable energy projects
The movement against renewable energy projects across Oklahoma is also seen in other states in the region. As Canary Media reports, similar efforts are underway in Texas. Click here for Canary Media
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** Oil company Chevron must pay $744.6 million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, a jury ruled on Friday following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making. The case was the first of dozens of pending lawsuits to reach trial in Louisiana against the world’s leading oil companies for their role …
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** A federal judge on Wednesday pressed an attorney for the Environmental Protection Agency about whether the agency broke the law when it swiftly terminated $20 billion worth of grants awarded to nonprofits for a green bank by allegedly bulldozing past proper rules and raising flimsy accusations of waste and fraud. ** CenterPoint Energy has completed the …
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** Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs legislation into law classifying nuclear power as “clean energy” after it passed the legislature with bipartisan support. ** The Kansas City area could add another data center — this one to the tune of $12 billion spread across six buildings in Wyandotte County. ** A company halts the environmental …
Various energy bills to be reviewed by Senate Energy Committee
More energy bills will be considered Wednesday in a meeting of the Oklahoma Senate Committee on Energy. The agenda includes consideration of bills about nuclear energy, solar energy, carbon sequestration and setbacks for wind towers. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. Agenda: 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. SB130 – [Corporation Commission; directing Commission to conduct …
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** President Trump is threatening more tariffs on Russian oil.“If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia’s fault — which it might not be — but if I think it was Russia’s fault, I am going to put secondary tariffs …