Rep. Jim Shaw, R-Chandler, has filed a series of bills that range from placing a moratorium on green energy projects to creating setbacks to recapturing tax subsidies from the industry. Another measure would ban the use of biosolids. “I told my constituents when running for office I would fight against the green energy insanity that …
** Dozens of climate protesters with Sunrise Movement LA rallied outside Phillips 66’s Los Angeles Lubricant Terminal on Thursday morning, with 16 demonstrators storming the facility’s office building. Sunrise Movement LA is demanding big oil companies, including Phillips 66, “pay up” to support wildfire relief and aid the state’s transition to clean energy. ** Nevada residents …
Another big solar project is under construction in northeast Oklahoma as part of the effort to provide electrical power to the Google data center operations at Pryor. Dallas-based LRE or Leeward Renewable Energy announced more than 700-megawatt of renewable energy projects in Oklahoma that will provide long-term power for purchase agreements with Google. LRE, …
** A judge has dismissed New York City’s lawsuit seeking to hold Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell liable for misleading the public about their products, and their commitment to renewable energy and fighting climate change. State Supreme Court Justice Anar Patel said the city could not claim its climate-conscious residents were sensitive to how fossil …
When the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Biden administration on Friday handed out more than $6 billion in clean energy grants to rural electric cooperatives, none involved any such projects or cooperatives in Oklahoma. The grants and loans, according to the announcement were “awarded to help rural communities build renewable energy projects that will …
The state of Wyoming has won approval from the Biden administration to use old wind turbine blades as filler for coal mine reclamation. Wyoming first sought approval from the federal government in 2021. Click here for Cowboy State Daily
** The U.S. automotive industry saw a record number of electric vehicles sold in 2024, with 1,301,411 units breaking last year’s record with a 7.3% year-over-year increase. A record fourth quarter saw 365,824 units sold in the U.S., despite some weakness from sector leader Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). Fourth-quarter EV sales were up 15.2% year-over-year in the U.S., as reported by Cox Automotive’s …
** The Supreme Court dealt a major setback to the oil industry Monday, refusing to block lawsuits from California and other blue states that seek billions of dollars in damages for the effects of climate change. Without a comment or dissent, the justices turned down closely watched appeals from Sunoco, Shell and other energy producers. ** Landmark …
When Rep. Molly Jenkins urged those attending a Stop the Green rally last week at the capitol to “fight, fight, fight,” she backed up her words with a bill to put more restrictions on wind farms in Oklahoma. She filed a measure called the Vital Industries Security Act of 2025,” a bill that restricts …
When Ryan Walters spoke to those attending the Stop the Green rally held last week at the State Capitol, it might have him in the uncomfortable position of possibly disagreeing with Gov. Kevin Stitt. Ryan spoke against the wind and solar farms and stood arm-in-arm with the protesters, as OK Energy Today reported …
