“Why some financial institutions choose policies designed to create energy poverty is mystifying.” It’s what Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma President Brook A. Simmons said recently after the State Treasurer listed Barclays PLC on the list of financial firms banned from state business because of the firm’s discrimination against the oil and gas industry. …
Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) and Irving Middle School in Norman Public Schools District recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony in celebration of the school’s new, onsite solar panel installation and outdoor classroom. Designed in collaboration with Irving Middle School’s Students for Solar club and funded by the electric company, this pilot project helps …
** A group of states that loosely parallels those that filed suit last year to stop California’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule have taken similar action against the state’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule, seeking to stop the ACF while it awaits a waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency. ** California Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s administration said it …
The Oklahoma Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to appropriate $45 million to help counties that have been ravaged by recent tornadoes. The Senate gave final passage to House Bill 2912 and House Bill 2913 that will help Oklahoma counties approved for FEMA disaster assistance recover and rebuild following the storms. The bills now advance to the governor’s desk. …
Click here or on the image above to watch Congressman Lucas’s speech. If and when President Biden signs the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 3935) into law, it will mean Oklahoma City’s FAA Mike Monroney Center will be busier than ever with the training of new air traffic controllers. The House approved the measure …
Several Republican congressional leaders are questioning the leadership structure changes within the Biden administration. Committee leaders have written a letter to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken asking him to clarify the moves. The inquiry centers on the replacement of John Kerry with Anthony Podesta as the administration sets its international climate policy. Continue …
A group of scientists is reporting that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasing at rates 10 times higher than an any time in the last 50 thousand years. The group from Oregon State University made the determination by analyzing ancient Antarctic ice. That work revealed a pattern of abrupt climate shifts and …
Crude oil prices rose a second straight day in Thursday’s trading. West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery gained 60 cents to settle at $79.23 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the global benchmark settled up 52 cents at $83.27 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe. June natural gas rose …
Members of the US House of Representatives’ Western Caucus are calling the revamp of the 2012 Western Solar Plan by the Bureau of Land Management an effort to hard legacy industries. US Representative Harriet Hageman of Wyoming says it’s nothing more than a “land grab.” Members oppose changes that would take 162 million acres of …
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has adopted a new rule to increase the nation’s energy capacity to meet a rapidly growing demand. Utilities and regional grid must work together to create 20-year plans to death with that growth. The FERC says the country’s “aging grid is being tested in ways … never seen before.” …