When Oklahoma congressman Markwayne Mullin and other Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee hear what the Democrats are proposing in climate change legislation, it could be pretty radical to them. Consider the latest comments from New York’s freshman Democrat, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Speaking on Martin Luther King day, she compared global warming …
Colorado’s Gov. Jared Polis has signed his first executive order as Governor and it focuses on the state’s conversion to electric cars. “Our goal is to reach 100 percent renewable electricity by 2040 and embrace the green energy transition already underway economy-wide,” said Polis. The executive order has a goal of getting more Colorado drivers into …
Two Kansas men face lengthy prison terms for defrauding the Defense Department out of nearly $13 million in government contracts. Federal prosecutors in Kansas City contend Troy L. Bechtel, 49 of Overland Park, Kansas was the main violator. He’s charged with two counts of major program fraud and two counts of lying to federal investigators. …
ConocoPhillips plans to release its fourth quarter and full-year 2018 financial and operating results next week. The Jan. 31 release will be made before the market opens on that Thursday. Company management will hold a conference call webcast at 11 a.m. central time. The company’s third-quarter 2018 earnings reported in October 2018 totaled $1.9 billion …
The Denver federal appeals court has ruled against the Bureau of Land Management in a 2013 dispute it had in attempting to inspect four wells on privately owned land in southwestern Colorado. The court called it a “key or lock” case. The suit was filed by Alexis and Mary O’Hare who owned 240 acres of …
Gasoline prices went up nearly 6 cents a gallon in Oklahoma City in the past week, reaching an average of $1.89 a gallon while statewide prices rose only one cent hitting an average of $1.93 per gallon. AAA Oklahoma reports the $1.93 average this week in the state compares to $1.92 a gallon one week …
A district court jury in central Iowa has given a victory to a landowner who contended oil pipeline builder Dakota Access didn’t pay her enough for her farmland. The Boone County jury recently ruled in favor of Judith Lamb and awarded her $250,000, farm more than the $90,100 a county compensation board gave her when …
Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin will have some direct input when it comes to the efforts of Democrats in the House to approve climate change legislation. He’s been named by Republican leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to sit on the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. His appointment was one of only a …
It’s a tie-score so far to the challenges by environmentalists when it comes to court rulings over coal ash. One for the environmentalists and one against. As OK Energy Today reported last week, a Washington, D.C. judge refused to delay a lawsuit challenging the EPA’s move to let Oklahoma regulate its own coal ash disposal. …
An effort has been launched in the Oklahoma state Senate this legislative session to expand the size of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and to term limit members. But it would require a vote of the people to change the state constitution. Sen. Mark Allen (R-Spiro) introduced Senate Joint Resolution 14 which would add two members …
