** General Motors’ $4 billion plan to move vehicle production from Mexico to the U.S. includes making gasoline-powered vehicles at a Michigan plant that was previously retooled to produce electric vehicles. ** The U.S. Justice Department finds the 1906 Antiquities Act authorizes the president to alter or eliminate national monuments designated under the law, opening …
Oklahomans against solar and wind projects aren’t alone—it’s happening across the nation
What would appear to be a surge in the past year of opposition to renewable energy expansion projects in Oklahoma might be compared to what is happening across the U.S……falling support for wind and solar projects. Such an assessment is backed by the results of a a survey released last week by the Pew Research Center. …
Electric generators plan more natural gas-fired capacity after few additions in 2024
Just as proposed electric power projects in Oklahoma include the use of natural gas-powered generators, the same development is being recorded at projects all over the U.S. According to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, developers plan to add 18.7 gigawatts (GW) of combined-cycle capacity to the grid by 2028, with …
Lithium extraction project in North Dakota
Arkansas and its Smackover Formation have led the news of lithium extraction in the past few years and even involved one Oklahoma City firm. But that’s about to change as the nation moves forward in the use of lithium for electric vehicle battery production. A lithium extraction project is also being announced in North …
Crude oil prices hit highest level in months over evacuation of US embassy in Iraq
Word that the U.S. was evacuating some of its Iraqi embassy over heightened security concerns in the Middle East sent crude oil prices Wednesday up more than 4%, their highest level in more than two months. Both reached nearly $70 a barrel in trading. Reuters reported surprised traders bought crude futures on reports …
Oklahoma lakes filled with recent record rains
While all of the recent record rainfalls across the state are good for filling ponds and lakes and ending much of the drought, it’s not so good for farmers trying to finish their 2025 wheat harvest. Muddy fields are keeping combine operators from doing their jobs. On the other hands, lakes are filled to …
Trump’s EPA rejects Biden’s power plant rules fought by Oklahoma Senators Lankford and Mullin
Oklahoma U.S. Sens. James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin finally got their wish in the fight they started a year ago against the Biden administration and its EPA power plant rules that would have required existing coal-burning power plants and future ones burning natural gas to begin capturing their carbon dioxide in the 2030s. Saying …
Crude oil stocks fell at Cushing Hub and across the US in past week
A new government report shows crude stocks declined across the U.S. by nearly 4 million barrels in the past week and also took a dip at the Cushing Hub in Oklahoma. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported the U.S. crude oil supplies fell 3.7 million barrels, from 436.1 million barrels the week of May …
Oklahoma legislator chaired recent national energy forum
Rep. Ken Luttrell, R-Ponca City, vice chair of the Oklahoma House Energy Committee, recently served as chairman of the 2025 Federal Energy and Environmental Matters Conference, hosted by the Center for Legislative Energy and Environmental Research. The event took place June 5-7 in Washington, D.C. As chairman, Luttrell led discussions on pressing energy and environmental …
Opponents to proposed Wagoner County solar farm speak out
As Wagoner County Commissioners prepare to vote next week on a controversial 4,900-acre solar farm near the northeast Oklahoma town of Porter, some residents have responded with their study of claims made by developer NextEra Energy. The more than 30-page report by Concerned Citizens of Wagoner County is described as “a detailed rebuttal to …