The City of Oklahoma City is seeking hundreds of volunteers to be a part of a national campaign to map extreme heat in urban areas. More than 300 people are needed to capture temperature and air quality data across the city along predetermined routes during the early morning, late afternoon and evening. Volunteers aka …
Oklahoma City drinking water meets government standards
Good news for customers and residents served by the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust. The City’s drinking water meets or surpasses all federal and state standards for quality and safety. The City’s annual Drinking Water Quality Report, known as the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), shows that water tested during 2022 met the requirements from the …
Canoo’s financial road trip just got bumpier
Trading in Canoo stocks took another major hit this week as EV trading suffered, first with the bankruptcy announcement by U.S. electric truck manufacturer Lordstown Motors, then the downgrading of Tesla stock by British investment banker Barclays. Canoo, already on a slide that started months ago, fell to 45 cents in Monday’s trading. The …
Governor’s order to trim state vehicle fleet hits Corporation Commission
A long line of white state cars parked next to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s headquarters at the Jim Thorpe building will soon to be part of another surplus auction by the state government. They won’t be part of the July 7 Surplus and Save auction scheduled by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. …
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** Lordstown Motors filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, put itself up for sale, and announced a lawsuit against Foxconn, accusing its biggest shareholder and former partner of setting out to “destroy” its business. The electric vehicle maker, which specializes in pick-up trucks, made a Chapter 11 filing in a Delaware court while simultaneously starting legal action against Foxconn. ** …
Missouri Senator works to ground Transportation Secretary
Missouri U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt wants to ground Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s use of private jets at taxpayers’ dime. The Republican Senator filed a bill to stop Buttigieg and other top Department of Transportation officials from doing the practice. “Secretary Buttigieg seems averse to traveling on the very commercial airlines that his department oversees. …
Wind and solar power beat coal for electricity production
All of those wind farms in Oklahoma helped generate more electricity than coal for the first time ever in the U.S. according to new federal information. E&E News recently reported coal lost out to wind and solar power. Together, the two renewable energy sources produced a combined 252 terawatt-hours in the first five months …
Cheniere inks long-term LNG contract with Chinese firm
Natural gas from Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP plays is likely headed to China over a long-term contract Cheniere Energy just signed. Cheniere, with a major gas line from the STACK stretching to the Gulf Coast, is the largest producer of LNG in the U.S. and signed a long-term sale and purchase agreement with China’s …
Surplus items at Jim Thorpe building to be sold during online auction
On July 7, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) will hold Surplus and Save, an estate sale-style event where the general public can purchase a wide range of items from the Jim Thorpe Office Building. As the historic Jim Thorpe Building undergoes renovations, an extensive selection of surplus items will be …
Russia’s political instability affects crude oil prices
Crude oil prices made slight gains in Monday’s trading as analysts explained investors balanced their worries about global demand following the political instability in Russia. At the same time, most Oklahoma energy stocks recorded gains too. West Texas Intermediate rose 21 cents or 0.3% to close at $69.37 a barrel on the New York …