Oil companies with big ties to Oklahoma have been sued by the state of Rhode Island and accused of causing climate change. The companies include ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp., Marathon Oil Corp. and Hess Corp. Rhode Island attorney general Peter Kilmartin claimed his state was “uniquely harmed” by global warming with more than …
One consumers’ group, Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma is asking the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to take a closer look at the $5.4 billion Wind Catcher Energy project proposed by Public Service Company of Oklahoma. The group delivered letters from more than 600 Oklahomans to the commission on Monday. It also issued a challenge in the form of …
A new member of the Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture was named this week by Gov. Mary Fallin. Britt Hilton, owner and manager of a cow-calf and stocker operation at Gate was appointed to serve the remaining term of Joe Mayer who died in May. While Hilton will serve immediately on the board, his final …
Just as Oklahoma has oil and gas museums stretching from Elk City to Ames, to Seminole and numerous other cities, the city of Leadville, Colorado has its National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum. And it’s preparing to induct the class of 2018 National Mining Hall of Fame inductees. They are Professor John Guilbert, Dr. …
Holly Energy Partners, L.P. will announce its results for the quarter ending June 30 on Aug. 1. The Dallas-based company with refinery and storage operations in Oklahoma will release the results before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Then it will hold a webcast conference at 3 p.m. central time on …
Amtrak is considering an end to its passenger train service, the Southwest Chief, between Dodge City, Kansas and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Instead,it wants to create a bus service connection on the route. But lawmakers aren’t happy about it and hope to derail the proposal. If the railway makes the move, it will mean a loss …
For nearly 3 and a half hours on Monday, PSO executive Steven Fate spent giving testimony on his utility’s controversial bid for pre-approval and cost recovery of its $5.4 billion Wind Catcher wind farm proposed near Guymon. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission started the hearing at 1:30 p.m. and ended around 5:30 p.m. The hearing will …
Oklahoma is the state known in recent years for its earthquakes—some strong ones. But Nebraska? The latest in a series of quakes registered 3.8 magnitude near the western town of Arnold. The U.S. Geological Survey says the Monday morning quake hit around 10:25 and its epicenter was only 2.5 miles from the town or 36 …
Oil and gas are king in Oklahoma’s economy but not in the eastern part of the state where forest and forest products industry are tops. And a new report from the State Forestry Services and Oklahoma State University indicates that the forest industry had a total impact of $5.1 billion on Oklahoma’s economy based on …
The Oklahoma Sierra Club gave most members of the State Senate and State House failing grades for votes on environmental issues in the 2018 session of the legislature. The club released the results the results of its Legislative Scorecard and based on votes concerning Oklahoma’s environment, one A was handed out in the State …
