“Year-to-date performance from all of ARLP’s business segments has exceeded our initial expectations for 2021.” Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., the major coal-mining company based in Tulsa reported increased financial and operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 compared to the previous quarter. Primarily on the strength of increased coal sales volumes and price …
Devon donates to Tulsa Dream Center
Children in North Tulsa now have access to high-tech tools to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at the Tulsa Dream Center (TDC), a faith-based community center. Students will enjoy tinkering with robots, 3D printers, coding tools and more thanks to a gift from Devon Energy in partnership with the Cal Ripken, Sr. …
A tornado or two in Tuesday’s Oklahoma weather?
No one can have more fun with the weather than Gary McManus, State Climatologist with the Oklahoma Mesonet and the Oklahoma Climatological Survey. Check out his Tuesday warning about the possibility—slight possibility— of a tornado or two along with other kinds of severe weather in the state. In his Monday weather alert, he teased …
Oil leaders in spotlight before House Dems
This is the week that executives of big oil go before a House Oversight Committee to face grilling whether they lied about their firms’ roles in climate change. House Democrats are intent to finding evidence of “disinformation” and seeing to what extent they might exact their pound of flesh from Exxon Mobil CEO and Chairman …
More Biden EPA nominees to get a Senate committee vote
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and others on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will vote Wednesday on three more EPA nominees. In the 10 a.m. eastern time hearing, the senators will consider Biden’s nominations of Carlton Waterhouse to be Assistant Administrator of Land and Emergency Management at the Environmental Protection Agency; Amanda …
Enid fights multi-million dollar eminent domain fight over Kaw Lake pipeline
Enid city leaders might still be in a state of shock as they fight a more than $2.7 million eminent domain award in their efforts to build the Kaw Lake water pipeline. The Enid News and Eagle reports a possible jury trial is ahead for the city as it tries to reach a settlement …
Koch subsidiary joins solar network
A Kansas-based fossil fuel company known nationally for its conservative politics caught the attention of environmentalists recently in Minnesota. Flint Hills Resources, a subsidiary of Koch Industries—yes, that Koch Industries was accepted as a dues-paying member of Minnesota’s solar energy industry trade group. Flint Hills owns the Pine Bend Refinery near St. Paul and …
Evergy hopes to win approval of energy efficiency programs in Kansas
The giant utility Evergy plans to seek approval of Kansas regulators to extend its energy efficiency programs for customers that are already existent in Missouri. The Missouri Independent reports utility leaders are hopeful as they take their plans to the Kansas Corporation Commission. Click here for Missouri Independent.
Other energy stories and headlines
** Panasonic on Monday unveiled a new large prototype battery designed to help Tesla Inc lower electric vehicle (EV) production costs, in a move the Japanese company’s battery chief said would deepen business ties with its key U.S. customer. ** Toyota said Monday it is testing hydrogen combustion engines in race cars as it works toward using …
High natural gas prices won’t go away anytime soon
Customers of New Mexico Gas Co. are joining the crowd….being told they can expect high natural gas prices to remain that way through the winter. Executives of the company recently went before New Mexico regulators with the warning as the Santa Fe New Mexican reports. Click here for Santa Fe New Mexican