Rose State College and The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC) at Tinker Air Force Base (AFB) have formalized a strategic alliance to advance STEM education and enhance additive manufacturing instruction. This partnership was recently celebrated with a donation from the Tinker REACT Lab and a ceremonial signing. The Tinker REACT Lab donated a cutting-edge 3D …
Words of caution about the FAA farming out its training of air traffic controllers They came recently from the Enid News & Eagle which came out in support of full congressional funding for the training academy in Oklahoma City. Here’s how the newspaper put it: Oklahoma has a tradition of producing well-trained air traffic …
NextEra Energy, the company with several wind farms in Oklahoma, recently made a donation to help the high school band at Bray-Doyle Public Schools. A new 24-foot trailer will help the school haul band equipment. The donation was made by Rush Springs Wind,part of NextEra Energy Resources. The Duncan Banner reported BDPS Superintendent Dr. …
As the first day of the Second Regulator Session of the Oklahoma legislature opens on Monday, we set the stage for an Energy Transmission Policy Debate.
** Georgia Power Co. said Thursday that vibrations found in a cooling system of its second new nuclear reactor will delay when the unit begins generating power. ** ExxonMobil and Chevron reported lower but still strong profits Friday as they push ahead with hefty shareholder payouts and major acquisitions. The two biggest US oil companies, which have …
Crude oil prices dropped about 2% on Friday and Oklahoma energy stocks suffered too with one firm dropping 9%. The Friday drop in oil resulted in weekly losses because U.S. jobs data sharnk the odds of imminent interest rate cuts n the world’s large economy, reported Reuters. Another factor that affected prices was weak growth …
(AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File) With Oklahoma U.S. Sens. James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin voting against him, President Biden’s nominee to lead the EPA’s air pollution office was confirmed by a one-vote margin. Joe Goffman, a longtime EPA official was approved on a 50-49 vote. West Virginia Sen. Joe Machin was the lone Democrat to …
A rumor of what Reuters called “false market speculation” drove crude oil prices down as much as 2.7% on Thursday. The rumor? One that Israel had agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal. When the news could not be confirmed West Texas Intermediate crude futures, considered the U.S. benchmark, dropped $2.03 or 2.7% to $73.82 a …
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is taking some of the credit for the EPA’s decision to classify “forever chemicals” as hazardous waste under federal law. The EPA announced two new proposed rules to ensure that certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS are hazardous waste under federal law. New Mexico’s Environmental Department, in a …
A city councilman in Oklahoma City has been named to the National League of Cities 2024 Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee and it means he’ll play a role in development of the organizations policies. The appointment of Ward Councilmember Mark Stonecipher was announced this week. As a member of NLC’s Transportation and Infrastructure Services …