A bill to regulate wind energy development in Arkansas won approval this week in the Arkansas state Senate. Senate Bill 437 would create the Arkansas Wind Energy Development Act and what are described as significant restrictions for wind turbines. However, it also includes exemptions for areas “below 300 feet in elevation” which would exempt …
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** The Keystone oil pipeline ruptured Tuesday morning in North Dakota, with the spill confined to an agricultural field. An employee working at the site near Fort Ransom heard a “mechanical bang” and shut down the pipeline within about two minutes, said Bill Suess, spill investigation program manager with the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. …
The fight against eminent domain in farm and ranch states
The fight by some Oklahoma landowners against transmission corridors and the spread of wind and solar farms includes opposition to the use of eminent domain. Other states are facing the same battles, including South Dakota where Summit Carbon Solutions sued more than 200 farmers and landowners for a $9 billion carbon capture pipeline …
House energy committee to handle windfarm setback bill
Shut-in gas wells, wind farm setback requirements and natural gas energy standards are topics of some of the State Senate-approved bills to be handled Wednesday when the Oklahoma House Energy Committee meets. The committee will examine the energy bills already passed by the Senate, including SB2, the wind farm setback bill that was approved …
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** 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 …
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 …