The Sierra Club has widened its nationwide fundraising effort on the backs of Donald Trump and the man he has nominated to run the Environmental Protection Agency—-Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt. “Get ready to be disappointed,” wrote Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club in his latest email pitch asking for contributions. “We’re launching …
Count Justin Haskins as a supporter of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be head of the Environmental Protection Agency under the new Donald Trump administration. Haskins happens to be Executive Editor of the Chicago-based Heartland Institute and calls Pruitt “the right person to fix broken EPA.” Writing in the Sunday edition of The …
Another energy company that filed Chapter 11 has emerged from bankruptcy. Houston-based Key Energy made the announcement, stating that it was also relisting on the New York Stock Exchange after eliminating $694 million of its long-term debt in the reorganization. It also shed more than $45 million of annual interest expense going forward, according …
Chesapeake Energy has added Luke R. Corbett to its Board of Directors. The Oklahoma City-based company said the appointment was effective Dec. 14 and Corbett will serve as a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating, Governance and Social Responsibility Committee. Corbett will also stand for re-election at the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders …
Add Oklahoma Agriculture Secretary Jim Reese to the list of those supporting Donald Trump’s nomination of Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be the next leader of the Environmental Protection Agency. Reese issued a statement this week saying the ultra-green environmental groups won’t get the Armageddon they predict “It won’t be Armageddon, but a major dust …
Donald Trump’s nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt promises to be one of the more controversial confirmation hearings in his new administration and opponents have already laid out their plans. For instance, the Sierra Club has started a five-figure, online ad campaign in a bid to convince seven Republican and three moderate Democratic Senators …
Environmentalists aren’t just critical of oil and gas and coal operations in Oklahoma and across the country, but now one group has targeted Smithsonian magazine. It’s considered one of the nicest slick-magazine productions in the country. But Green America contends Smithsonian’s 19 million magazines produced a year should be printed on recycled paper, a move …
American automaker General Motors has won the sprint with Tesla in the competition to roll out the latest version of an electric vehicle to the general public. GM announced Tuesday it delivered its first group of Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars to three customers in Fremont, California – the same city where Elon Musk’s rival …
Former U.S. Senator Don Nickles of Oklahoma said Monday that he thinks Attorney General Scott Pruitt will do a “great job” as chief administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to a published report in the Tulsa World. Nickles also predicted Pruitt’s confirmation will not be an “easy process,” according to the report. “Talk …
Alva native Tom McDaniel will receive the 2017 Leadership Oklahoma Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization’s annual Excellence in Leadership Gala to be held at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa on Saturday, April 1, 2017. “Each year, Leadership Oklahoma recognizes the outstanding contributions of Oklahoma corporate and individual leaders for their commitment and service …