Cool Job: Workers pleased to be part of area's hydraulic fracturing boom Published: Sun, May 20, 2012 The area's oil and natural gas boom is providing plenty of job options, thanks to the demand for hydraulic fracturing crews. Read More

ScissorTales: A fracking fixation in Vermont Published: Sat, May 19, 2012 BANNING hydraulic fracturing in Vermont? That's like banning offshore drilling in Oklahoma. And we don't mean “offshore” in our man-made lakes. Vermont, which is 9,615 square miles surrounded by reality, is poised to ban fracking indefinitely even though the state has no exploration activity for which fracking... Read More

Business Highlights, May 12 Published: Sat, May 12, 2012 Business Highlights, May 12 Read More

Chesapeake boss unsparing in criticism of administration Published: Mon, May 7, 2012 “YOU want to go ban fracking for a year? Knock yourself out.” So said Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy, in an interview last month with The Wall Street Journal. Rarely bashful about speaking his mind, McClendon was unsparing in his criticism of environmentalists run amok and indeed of President... Read More

U.S. Department of the Interior proposes new fracking rule Published: Sat, May 5, 2012 The department has proposed a new rule for hydraulic fracturing operations on federal lands. Read More

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe says EPA official was right to resign over crucifixion comments Published: Tue, May 1, 2012 Sen. Jim Inhofe said Monday that it was “only right” for a key Environmental Protection Agency official to resign for comparing the agency's enforcement approach to Roman crucifixions. Al Armendariz was the top EPA official in region that includes Oklahoma and Texas. Read More

President Barack Obama says state of the union is getting stronger Updated: Tue, Jan 24, 2012 Heading into a re-election campaign, the president addresses a joint session of Congress calls for renewal of American promise that everybody gets a fair shot at success. He also gave a nod to Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn. Read More