New Mexico’s new “mini-New Green Deal” law is raising some questions about just how effective it will be. Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham signed the Energy Transition Act into law last week. High Country News followed this week with a breakdown of the pros and cons of the massive green demands. On March 23, New …
Ross Perot family fortune gets new investment officer
A new man’s in charge of the Ross Perot fortune in Dallas. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that the Dallas’ billionaire Perot family hired veteran hedge fund trader Boaz Sidikaro to be the new investment chief. The 44-year old Sidikaro took over after being a part of the Perot Investments since March. He …
Judge moves OKC hotel lawsuit to Arkansas
An Oklahoma City federal judge hearing the legal fight over construction of a Fairfield Inn Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City has approved a request to transfer the lawsuit to the Western District of Arkansas where the contractor is headquartered. U.S. District Judge Charles B. Goodwin denied a move by the CR Crawford Construction to have …
New report is not sunny at all about Oklahoma’s solar industry
We’ve reported over the past few years how dismal the solar industry is in Oklahoma. Some projects stand out such as OGE’s solar efforts at its Mustang plant and a solar farm in northwest Oklahoma. Far larger efforts have been made in West Texas where massive solar farms have been constructed and others are on …
Groundbreaking set for green space in Bartlesville
Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell will take part in a Friday morning ceremony to dedicate a new urban green space in Bartlesville. The 11:30 a.m. groundbreaking ceremony will be for Tower Center at Unity Square. The urban green space was designed by Ambler Architects and will unite Frank Lloyd Wright’s historic Price Tower and the …
Rep. Lucas hopes Mueller report brings an end to “wild goose chase”
Since the investigation of Russian collusion by Special Counsel Robert Mueller took more than two years and at least $25 million in taxpayer’s money, we felt it was important to offer more comments from Oklahomans in Congress. Here’s the statement from Rep. Frank Lucas: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement regarding the completion …
Kansas-Missouri power company adds new member to board
A Kansas City power company that provides electrical power to 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri has named a new member to its board of directors. Evergy, Inc. announced John Arthur Stall will join the board and also serve on its nuclear, operations and environmental oversight committee. He will also stand for election …
New Mexico adopts carbon-free law aimed at electric utilities
Major electric utilities in New Mexico have a deadline to meet a new law requiring them to get 100 percent of their power from carbon emission-free sources by 2045. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grishman signed the sweeping energy legislation into law last Friday saying the Energy Transition Act shows “states in fact can respond to the …
Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against contractors in Gold King Mine blowout
This 2015 file photo shows the Animas River shortly after the toxic spill at the Gold King Mine in Colorado, August 2015 | Photo courtesy of Riverhugger via Wikimedia Commons, St. George News Contractors for the Environmental Protection Agency who tried to avoid responsibility for the Gold King Mine Blowout that spilled …
Plan pushed to tax Oklahoma’s sand and gravel industry
Oklahoma already taxes oil and gas and wind power and now legislators want to tax sand and gravel. The Journal Record reports the effort by Rep. Justin Humphrey, a Republican from Lane in Atoka County won considerable support in the House and is now being considered by the State Senate. Here’s how the Record reported …