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Sierra Club needs to provide evidence and answers Published: Mon, May 28, 2012 In response to “Sierra Club calls on OG&E to halt coal use” (Business, May 18): The “Scare Ya Club” is still pushing a Luddite agenda with complete disregard of any objective evidence. Inasmuch as the Environmental Protection Agency is pushing an obvious and vitriolic political agenda, citing any of its... Read More
Sierra Club calls on Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. to stop using coal to generate electricity Published: Fri, May 18, 2012 Sierra Club members called on Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. to phase out its coal power plants and use more renewable energy such as wind. Meanwhile, the state's largest utility's parent, OGE Energy Corp., held its annual shareholder meeting in Oklahoma City. Read More
Summer electricity pricing gives Oklahoma customers options Published: Fri, May 11, 2012 Smart grid technology has allowed Oklahoma electric utility customers to have much more control over both the amount and cost of electricity they use. Read More
Sierra Club files lawsuit asking EPA to act on excess emissions in Oklahoma Published: Thu, May 3, 2012 The Sierra Club wants the Environmental Protection Agency to act on a 2010 state plan to deal with reporting of excess emissions from power plants while they start, stop or perform maintenance on generating units. Read More
2012 Kia Sorento EX Updated: Thu, Feb 2, 2012 The weather was clear and in the 50’s. No rain, fog, dust blowing, or anything else was present to spoil the freshly washed 2012 Kia Sorento when it was delivered for a test drive in early January. The Sorento is not a “new” model in the Kia lineup, but this 2012 model was terrific. Last year’s model was... Read More
Deere sells wind energy business for $900M Updated: Wed, Sep 1, 2010 Deere & Co. will sell its wind energy business to a subsidiary of Exelon for $900 million, the company said Tuesday, potentially signaling an active merger and acquisition period ahead for the power industry. Read More
From hybrids, technology, new vehicles and the environment, to saving money at the pumps. Updated: Tue, Feb 23, 2010 First Volts arrive this fall; all-electric model on the horizon: General Motors will build a pure-electric vehicle by expanding the Chevrolet Volt's battery pack and removing its internal-combustion electric-generator engine, GM vice-chairman Bob Lutz told The Associated Press. It's the next step for the Volt, a car... Read More
Cold chills much of nation Updated: Mon, Jan 4, 2010 MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Snow falling like New Year's confetti joined forces with a chill that dipped deep to the South on Monday to close schools, delay commuters, threaten fruit farmers and shut down at least one nuclear power plant. A weekend snowstorm dumped an all-time record of more than 33 inches on... Read More
Energy solution truly may be blowing in the wind Updated: Tue, Sep 1, 2009 "Oklahoma! Where the wind comes sweeping down the Plain.” Who would ever have thought that line from the famed Rodgers and Hammerstein song could be a hint to the solution for our energy troubles? In the 1970s, the United States imported 24 percent of its oil. That number now has reached 65 percent and... Read More
Wind energy terminology Updated: Wed, Sep 2, 2009 What is wind energy? In reality, wind energy is a converted form of solar energy. The sun's radiation heats different parts of the earth at different rates — most notably during the day and night, but also when different surfaces (for example, water and land) absorb or reflect at different rates. This in... Read More
Tips for leasing can save problems Updated: Thu, Sep 3, 2009 There are five questions every homeowner should consider before agreeing to allow a developer to install wind turbines on their property, according to an agricultural law expert at Oklahoma State University. Assistant professor Shannon Ferrell recommended consulting an attorney to navigate the complex... Read More
OGE Corp. announces plan to expand wind energy Updated: Tue, Oct 30, 2007 The chairman of OGE Energy says the company plans to quadruple its wind power production and help open western Oklahoma for development of more wind power projects. In a speech to the Downtown Rotary Club in Oklahoma City Pete Delaney also announced a major transmission line project in western Oklahoma. A... Read More
Chesapeake explains its opposition to power plant Updated: Mon, Jul 30, 2007 Chesapeake Energy Corp. stepped up its fight against a proposed coal-fired power plant again Wednesday, issuing a letter to the state's legislators explaining the company's position. The four-page letter from Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Aubrey McClendon explains why the company opposes the 950-megawatt... Read More
PSO seeks power reduction Published: Mon, Aug 7, 2006 Public Service Co. of Oklahoma is asking customers in the Tulsa area to limit power use until at least 7 p.m. The state's second-largest electric utility shut down two power plants with a total capacity of 615 megawatts on Sunday because of mechanical problems. The generators are expected to... Read More
China's growing pollution reaches U.S. Updated: Fri, Jul 28, 2006 MOUNT TAMALPAIS STATE PARK, Calif. -- On a mountaintop overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Steven Cliff collects evidence of an industrial revolution taking place thousands of miles away. The tiny, airborne particles Cliff gathers at an air monitoring station just north of San Francisco drifted over the ocean from... Read More
City company to help build Pakistani plant Updated: Wed, Jul 12, 2006 Wide-scale electricity shortages in Pakistan may soon be eased with help from an Oklahoma City-based power company. David Walters, former Oklahoma governor and president of Walters Power International, met Tuesday with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to discuss plans for a 100-megawatt power plant to be... Read More
Artwork to ornament new office building Updated: Wed, Jul 5, 2006 Paintings of three famous Oklahoma lawmen and sculptures called “The Spirit of Justice” and “Wind Walker” will embellish the new attorney general’s office building when it opens in the state Capitol area in late August or early September. The $15.6 million building will embody some of the flavor of... Read More
Broken Bow plan for river questioned Updated: Tue, Jun 27, 2006 BROKEN BOW - The city of Broken Bow expects to earn up to $1 million per year from a hydroelectric power plant it plans to build on the Lower Mountain Fork River. But the project doesn’t come without major concerns for trout anglers, canoeists and the aquatic life in the river, according to comments submitted... Read More
Edmond needs $8M for electricity Updated: Sat, Apr 8, 2006 EDMOND - An $8 million supplemental appropriation is needed to pay for the rising cost of generating electricity. The Edmond City Council is scheduled to vote on the $8 million for Edmond Electric at Monday's meeting. Edmond Electric Director Charlie Burgett said the council needs to approve the transfer from... Read More
Manufacturing: 'Sourcing' gives Oklahomans opportunities Updated: Sun, Nov 6, 2005 Today's trend toward outsourcing has significantly affected the manufacturing sector in Oklahoma, but no one knows how much. The state government doesn't track imports, only exports. But Barry Clark, director of global solutions for the state Commerce Department, said "it's major." "In the past two years, there's... Read More
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