While state lawmakers in Colorado push a bill to end oil and gas drilling in the state by 2030, researchers with one group say if it happens, it will pose a catastrophic threat to the state’s economy. It’s the contention of researchers at the Common Sense Institute after they studied the impact of Senate …
Ronald McDonald House in OKC gets big gift from OCC Transportation officers
(OCC officers Tina Rich and Justin Carroll deliver 150 bottles of laundry detergent to help families at Ronald McDonald House in OKC) Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) Transportation Division Enforcement Officers with the Love County Port of Entry (LPOE) organized a local drive to benefit families staying at The Ronald McDonald House in Oklahoma City. …
Transportation grants to two Oklahoma tribes total $27 million
Nearly $27 million in federal transportation funding has been announced for the Cherokee Nation and the Seminole Nation in Oklahoma. The funds are part of the Reconnecting Communities Pilot and Neighborhood Access and Equity discretionary grant program as part of President Biden’s Investing in American Agenda. The Seminole Nation is getting $25,523,382 to build …
Sen. Lankford and others challenge FCC’s broadband rule
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford and a handful of other Senators are taking on the Federal Communications Commission and an order it issued to control the broadband industry. Lankford and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Utah Sen. .Mike Lee introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to nullify the Federal Communications Commission’s …
Oklahoma astronaut Gen. Thomas Stafford dead at 93
Retired Air Force three-star General Thomas Stafford, the astronaut whose hometown was Weatherford, Oklahoma died this week. Stafford, who commanded the first U.S.-Soviet space linkup, was 93 when he died on Monday. He was part of four space missions and before Apollo 10, he flew on two Gemini flights. One of them was the …
Corporation Commissioner wants to be paid mileage and per diem for travel to State Capitol
A bill that is still considered a “live round” in the Oklahoma legislature would give per diem expenses and reimbursement for mileage to certain statewide election officers, many who are paid more than $100,000 a year. Senate Bill 1388 was authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin of Duncan. “This was a request bill. This came …
Energy quick reads
** After coming under attack from both environmentalists and investors in the first half of his seven-year tenure at the helm of Exxon Mobil Corp., Darren Woods is on the offensive. ** Sacramento has taken proactive steps to accelerate the phasing out of dirty-fuel-powered vehicles in the city, announcing a plan to ban new gas stations. That …
Contained—Texas wildfires— as attorney claims damages could top $1 billion
After three weeks, the Texas Panhandle wildfires that killed three persons and left dead thousands of livestock, are completely contained. The largest of the fires, the SmokeHouse Creek fire which swept into western Oklahoma, is reported totally under control. It was Saturday when Texas A&M Forest Service announced the fire was 100% contained after …
Tribe plans 4,000 acre solar farm in southwest Colorado
Four-thousand acres. It’s the size of a solar farm proposed by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe based in Towaoc, Colorado. Located in the very southwest corner of Colorado, the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation wants to feature 2.2 million solar panels in the more than $1 billion project. It will be eight miles long and one …
Large law firms hired by Enel Green Power in fight to save wind turbines in Osage County
Ever since a Tulsa federal judge ruled against Enel Green Power and ordered it to remove 84 wind turbines built several years ago in Osage County, Enel has been racking up the legal bills. According to energy and political writer Robert Bryce, the wind energy company is fighting the judge’s order, a ruling that …