Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Steve Russell was blunt over the weekend when asked what he thought of the Trump administration’s plan to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system. “I think it’s the dumbest thing we’ve ever thought about doing,” said Russell during the Oklahoma Associated Press Convention. “I realize I’ll be swimming upstream on this …
The Trump administration has taken the latest step in the court fight over the efforts of environmentalists who stop the Keystone XL pipeline which would eventually move oil to Cushing, Oklahoma and southward to the Gulf oil refineries. It was Friday when government lawyers argued federal courts don’t have the legal standing to review …
The U.S. Senate’s given unanimous approval to a measure called the Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act, a bill co-sponsored by Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe. He’s a senior member of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee and praised the US Fish and Wildlife Partners for fish and Wildlife program. “This program, in tandem …
A week after President Trump announced his decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord and attempt to renegotiate a better deal for the U.S. he has the support of Oklahoma Congressman Steve Russell. “All of us should be good stewards, but the Paris Climate Accord amounted to a giant transfer of America’s wealth …
Environmental activist Ken Ward in Washington State has been convicted of second degree burglary after he shut off an emergency pipeline valve in a climate change protest. He faces up to ten years in prison and $20,000 in fines, according to a report in The Seattle Weekly. The incident occurred last October at a tar …
Despite the drop in oil prices, things are going well enough at Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy that the company’s announced a quarterly cash dividend of 6-cents per common stock for the third quarter. The company announced this week the dividend will be payable Sept. 29, 2017.
Executive Vice President and CFO Nelson M. Haight at Midstates Petroleum Company in Tulsa is leaving the company this coming week. The firm announced Haight plans to resign from his position effective June 15 to explore other opportunities in the oil and gas sector. The company said his duties and responsibilities will be assumed by …
In a state with so many pickup truck owners, it’s no surprise that a new survey of electric vehicle use shows Oklahoma with zero growth in the past few years. The survey by IHS Automotive and the Electric Power Research Institute says the Kansas City metro, for the second quarter in a row, experienced …
Two oil companies are among those filing a constitutional challenge to the new cigarette tax that legislators labeled a ‘fee’ to get around the state constitution in the waning days of the legislative session last month. They are Hutchinson Oil Company, LLC of Clinton and Rogers Oil Company headquartered in Blackwell. They joined Philip Morris …
Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine was among those who introduced a bill to beef up what they believe is the outdated space-based remote sensing regulatory system. They call it the American Space Commerce Free enterprise act of 2017, a bill that will improve national security and remove regulatory barriers facing new space companies. Rep. Bridenstine, …