** President Donald Trump’s repeated interest in taking control of Greenland has not gone unnoticed in Russia. During a Thursday speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he considered the U.S. interest in Greenland to be serious, pointing to past efforts to acquire the territory. Greenland has massive deposits of rare minerals that are critical to global …
Category: Wind Energy
Oklahoma Senate passes its own wind turbine setback bill
A day after the Oklahoma House approved a wind turbine setback bill, the state Senate did the same by voting in support of its own bill. The Oklahoma Senate on Thursday passed a key energy bill from Sen. Grant Green, R-Wellston, that would establish the state’s first residential property setbacks for wind turbines. Senate …
Energy bills get House approval including a long-term effort on a utility measure
Oklahoma’s House of Representatives had a busy Energy Day on Wednesday, passing a number of energy related bills, including the debated HB2747. As promoted and authored by Rep. Trey Caldwell (R-Faxon), the bill focused on transmission projects and the ownership of the projects by utilities. Caldwell has repeatedly denied the measure is a Right …
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** President Donald Trump said on Thursday that larger tariffs could be placed on the European Union and Canada if they both work together “to do economic harm to the USA.” On Wednesday, Trump unveiled a 25% tariff on imported vehicles, expanding a global trade war and prompting criticism and threats of retaliation from affected U.S. …
Oklahoma House approves wind tower setback bill
Some might suggest the bill approved by the House of Representatives on Wednesday is “tilting at windmills” but the measure will put setback restrictions on wind farm development in the state and affect landowners, those who want the wind towers and those who don’t. House Bill 2751 by Rep. Trey Caldwell, R-Faxon, won approval …
Lincoln County wind farm opponents say no one who lives in the county supports the project
Lincoln County landowners who formed the anti-wind farm group “Wind Warriors in Lincoln County” say very few landowners support the controversial Apex Energy wind farm proposed in their county. They also say of the handful of landowners who signed leases, none actually live in Lincoln County. The group released a press release on Wednesday …
Energy briefs
** The U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Oregon youth’s climate lawsuit accusing the federal government’s fossil fuel-friendly policies of violating their constitutional rights, ending the decade-long case. ** Pilot Company (Pilot), General Motors and EVgo Inc. announced their collaborative network has reached more than 130 electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging locations in over 25 states. …
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** A coal mine in southwestern Wyoming lays off 28 workers, citing a lagging market and competition with natural gas generation. ** California officials say the 178,549 public and shared private electric vehicle chargers in the state now outnumber gasoline pumps. ** A Massachusetts vehicle-to-everything pilot program will pay EV owners to let utilities tap …
“Energy Day” planned in Oklahoma House as energy bills will be considered
The state House is scheduled to take up a number of energy-related bills on Wednesday. It’s a day set aside as “energy day” and the House of Representatives will begin consideration of the energy bills beginning at 1:30 p.m. Among the bills, according to a Facebook posting by Rep. Jim Shaw, will be wind …
Bill favoring natural gas over wind and solar approved in Texas Senate
The Texas Senate has passed a bill that is similar to one in Oklahoma’s legislature but would also penalize renewable energy sources in the state. SB 388 would set a target for 50% of new power plant capacity to be “sourced from dispatchable generation other than battery energy storage.” An earlier version of the …