Nearly 3 years after Oklahoma recognized environmental attacks on the use of natural gas and adopted a law against natural gas bans, headlines are screaming headlines of how the Biden administration wants to adopt a nationwide ban of gas stoves. Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. went public this month, calling gas stoves a …
Lucas was against weaponizing federal government against taxpayers
Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas maintains “our government should work for you, not against you.” It’s his explanation why he joined others in the House in recently passing H.R. 23- the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act and H.Res. 12- Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government as a select investigative subcommittee …
Is a clean environment a constitutional right?
New Mexico legislators are being asked to make a clean environment a constitutional right. Two lawmakers filed a resolution to put the issue to a vote of the people in November reported the Albuquerque Journal. “If there’s a state action that fails to take the air, land and water into account, then a citizen …
Big water bill floors dentist
There are water bills then there are the water bill a dentist recently received in Fort Smith, Arkansas. When Dr. Darrell Durbrow opened his water bill this month, he was stunned. It totaled nearly $121,000 reported the Fort Smith Times Record. What happened next? Click here for Fort Smith Times Record
Rep. Bice goes after the SEC and its environmental calculations
Oklahoma Congresswoman Stephanie Bice is taking on those environmental calculations the Biden administration, especially the SEC, favors in its attempts at climate-related disclosures. The Republican Representative from the 5th congressional district introduced the Stop Environmental calculations Act. It is aimed at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and would stop the SEC from requiring …
Hochatown’s broken water pipe calamity
Word’s coming out about the huge frozen water pipe problem that hit southeast Oklahoma at Christmas time. Buried in the recent Sunday Oklahoman was a Richard Mize article about the water pipes that froze then flooded many of the 3,000 luxury cabins and lodges in Hochatown, the little community that recently incorporated as a …
Williams promotes executive to lead corporate strategic development
Williams announced the promotion of Chad Zamarin to Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development, effective immediately. In his expanded role, Zamarin will assume responsibility for the company’s commodity marketing efforts, in addition to his current responsibilities that include corporate strategy, business development, project analysis, upstream joint ventures, new energy ventures, communications and corporate …
Alliance Resource investors await 4Q earnings report
The question investors in Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. want answered is whether the Tulsa-based company’s big money gains in the third quarter will continue in the fourth quarter. They’ll know when the company reports its fourth quarter 2022 financial results before the market opens on Monday, January 30, 2023. Alliance management will discuss these …
Energy headlines
** The N.C. Utilities Commission’s first-ever plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions caused by generating electricity in the state has been met with widespread criticism. Environmental groups and solar energy trade associations have argued that the plan unnecessarily limits the amount of new solar energy while allowing Duke Energy to move forwa ** After proving it could …
Will Biden continue his war on oil and gas?
Perhaps the control of the U.S. House by Republicans will create a turn of events for the oil and gas industry which for the past two years has been the target of critical efforts by President Biden. It has created some speculation whether Biden will be as bold in his war on the industry. …
