For a state that wants to be so-heavily focused on electric vehicles, you’d think Colorado would do a better job of making sure EV charges are function and available. Yet the Aspen Daily News recently discovered how many of the charging stations installed in the Aspen area were not working. Click here for Aspen …
Two counties in New Mexico provide huge revenue to state
Here’s how important the oil and gas production in New Mexico’s part of the Permian Basin to the entire state. Nearly one-fourth of the state’s tax revenue comes from just two counties in the southeast corner of New Mexico where the Permian Basin extends. We’re talking about Eddy and Lea counties according to a …
Air Force wants faster delivery of AWACS replacements
The Air Force is searching for ways to speed delivery of its new style AWACS plane to replace the aging fleet based at Tinker Air Force Base and across the world. Defense News reported the military has been told there probably isn’t much that can be done to hasten delivery of the E-7 Wedgetail, …
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** The United States wants to end its “undue dependence” on rare earths, solar panels and other key goods from China to prevent Beijing from cutting off supplies as it has done to other countries, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said. ** President Joe Biden on Friday blocked a freight railroad strike for at least 60 days …
Suspected fuel thief arrested in northern Oklahoma
The loss of an estimated $10,000 in fuel bought with a stolen credit card led to the recent arrested of a man in northern Oklahoma. The Grant County Sheriff’s office reported the arrest after the thefts occurred at Farmer’s Grain in Lamont reported the Enid News & Eagle. Click here for Enid News & …
Suspects charged in $2 million theft of crude oil
How do you steal more than $2 million in crude oil? Ask the four suspects recently arrested and charged in western North Dakota. The four are accused of stealing $2.4 million in crude oil over a period of more than a year reported the Bismarck Tribune. Click here for Bismarck Tribune
DC energy roundtable featured Rep. Bice
Oklahoma Congresswoman Stephanie Bice told a recent energy roundtable led by House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy that Americans know Democrats are to blame for the country’s energy crisis. “Democrats want to blame everyone else for the [energy price] increases…they never want to take responsibility for the actions that they’ve put forward. I think the …
Congressman says Biden’s love for EVs is built on false premise
Oklahoma congressman Markwayne Mullin lashed out again at the Biden administration’s energy policies, this time attacking the President’s emphasis on electric vehicle production. Writing in his latest “Mullin it Over” column to voters, the Republican Representative, who’s in a runoff for the GOP U.S. Senate nomination said Biden has overlooked a key ingredient in …
Texas pipeline worries ranchers and landowners
Some Texas landowners say they’ll put up a fight against a nearly 500-mile natural gas pipeline proposed to carry product from West Texas to Houston. The 490-mile line will make up the Matterhorn Express, which has yet to be built but is expected to be completed by 2024. Ranchers in Central Texas vow a …
Dems want state’s $700 million of incentive funds redirected
In the wake of losing a $4 billion Panasonic battery plant location to Kansas, Democrats in the Oklahoma legislature want the state’s nearly $700 million incentive funds to be spent on providing inflation relief to Oklahoma and on education. It’s what House Minority Leader Emily Virgin said after the state failed to land the …
