Environmentalists in Colorado are so anti-natural gas that the state has become the first in the nation to require health warning labels on gas stoves sold in the state. And it’s led to a lawsuit by manufacturers who challenged the law when it went into effect earlier in the month. They are asking …
OGE launches Power Educator of the Month to recognize and reward exceptional educators
With a new school year well underway, classrooms across Oklahoma and western Arkansas are buzzing with energy, ideas and the dedication of teachers who go above and beyond for their students. To honor these outstanding educators, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (OG&E) has launched its Power Educator of the Month program, a new initiative that …
Public Invited to Comment on Draft recovery plan for the Endangered Peppered Chub
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comments on a draft recovery plan for the peppered chub, an endangered fish native to prairie rivers in the Southwest. The overall goal of the recovery plan is to support multiple self-sustaining peppered chub populations into the foreseeable future. A 30-day public comment period on the …
Manure-to-gas company, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The company that turned cow manure (poop) into natural gas discovered it’s not as profitable as it expected. NLC Energy, a company that owns and operates renewable natural gas facilities that convert manure and other organic waste has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. NLC Energy Denmark LLC filed in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. …
Oklahoma Relaunches Drive EV Initiative
The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments and the Indian Nations Council of Governments announced the relaunch of Drive EV Oklahoma, a statewide initiative to promote electric vehicle adoption that prioritizes cleaner air, better health, and lower transportation costs for Oklahomans. Drive EV Oklahoma, formerly the Oklahoma Electric Vehicle Coalition, brings together a diverse alliance …
Crude oil prices fell as talks grow closer for possible peace in Ukraine
As leaders in Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. come closer to a possible meeting to end the fighting in Ukraine, one thing is certain…traders are growing optimistic a deal will be reached and tough sanctions on Russian crude oil won’t have to be implemented. It led to a fall of about $1 a barrel …
Oklahoma regulators to deal with sticky PSO financial issue
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will hold a meeting Wednesday afternoon and at least one complicated issue could be resolved concerning Public Service Company of Oklahoma. At hand is PSO’s request concerning a Net Operating Loss Carry Forward request. The NOLC pertains to the utility’s request which involves when a business’es expenses exceed its income …
Wind farm on public lands voted down by Oklahoma School Land Commission
With Woodward County Commissioners campaigning against the project, the Oklahoma Land Commission voted 2-1 to kill a possible wind farm on school land in Woodward County. The Land Commission is comprised of Gov. Kevin Stitt, Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, Byrd, Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters and the President of the Board of Agriculture …
Turnpike worker killed along Will Rogers Turnpike in NE Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safey is investigating the Monday afternoon accident that left an Oklahoma Turnpike Authority employee dead. It was on the I-44 or Will Rogers Turnpike near Missouri when a tractor-trailer drifted off the highway and struck and killed Zachary Rhinehart, 36, of Vinita as he was afoot collecting debris. The …
USDA to stop subsidies for solar projects that take up US farmland
In Tennessee this week, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins made an announcement that could have far-reaching impact on the spread of solar farms, even in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. Speaking after a Future Farmers of America breakfast in Lebanon, Rollins said there will be no more subsidies for solar energy panels that take …
