Walmart says it intends to expand its global efforts to eliminate carbon emissions by targeting beef grown in deforestation areas. It’s part of the discount giant’s work to stop forest loss according to a report by Chain Store Age. Click here for the Chain Store Age report. nt.
Coronavirus relief package includes keeping Colorado’s radioactive dirt grave
Many Americans probably never heard of it—the radioactive dirt grave south of Grand Junction, Colorado. It is considered the last federal government repository for Cold War leftovers in the country. When President Trump signed the coronavirus relief package, there was a brief inclusion of money for a site where tons and tons of radioactive …
Nortek to add 60 employees in OKC
Oklahoma City’s Nortek Data Center Cooling plans to add 60, second-shift positions during the first quarter of 2021. Nortek Data Center Cooling manufactures sustainable, efficient data center cooling solutions. The company is a division of Nortek, which also manufactures custom commercial air handlers as well as other heating and cooling systems for residential and …
Gasoline prices increase nationally but hold steady in Oklahoma
Gasoline prices are up to their highest average in nine months as Oklahoma prices are at $1.95 while nationally, the average is at $2.25. Oklahoma’s average remained constant in the past week but rose 3 cents a gallon nationally. Compared to a month ago, Oklahoma prices on average are up 13 cents a gallon …
Energy news in brief
** The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) of Iran unveiled this week the second oceangoing oil tanker it has helped to build, to show that the Islamic Republic has managed to build a tanker despite the U.S. sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump, Iran’s Fars News Agency reported. ** Canada’s Direct Coil, a heating and cooling solutions …
Billions in stimulus package will go to fight against climate change
Environmentalists and Democrats are not only excited about the economic stimulus bill and what it will do to tackle the issue of a warming planet, they’re anxious for Joe Biden to be sworn in as President because climate change funding could get another boost. USA Today reported the mammoth spending bill as a substantial …
CVR wastes no time converting its Wynnewood refinery to renewable diesel fuel production
CVR Energy, Inc. is moving quickly ahead after its board of directors approved a $110 million renewable diesel project at its refinery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. The company is among others nationally in converting refineries to renewable diesel fuel production. The refinery’s hydrocracker unit will be converted for the production of renewable diesel. While approval …
Biden’s Energy Department nominee worries those who recall her failures in Michigan
The prospect of President-elect Joe Biden appointing former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to head the U.S. Energy Department makes some analysts shudder as they recall Granholm’s hundreds of millions of dollars in energy failures in her state. Writing an opinion piece in USA Today, Jarrett Skorup with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in …
Vandals leave 3,500 without home heating gas in Colorado
Environmental vandals could be those responsible for the loss of natural gas service to thousands of Colorado residents in Aspen. Someone vandalized gas supply pipes on Monday and as a result 3,500 customers were without gas for home heating at a time when temperatures were below freezing and the state was expecting up to …
Losses by Oklahoma energy stocks as 2020 approaches an end
A handful of Oklahoma energy companies saw slight gains in their stock on Monday as they started the last week of trading in 2020. It came as crude oil prices were mixed. Benchmark US crude for February delivery gained 17 cents. West Texas Intermediate crude closed at $47.79 a barrel in trading on the …