Articles
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Law & Principles, Energy
Bad bill would hike utility costs for consumers
State lawmakers should protect Oklahoma consumers from financial exploitation.Jonathan Small | March 11, 2024
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Energy
Critics warn bill will hike electricity rates
Oklahoma’s electricity rates, once among the nation’s cheapest, have increased dramatically in recent years. Critics warn a bill recently approved by the House Utilities Committee may make things worse.Ray Carter | February 28, 2024
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Energy
OU seeks a ‘climate justice’ professor ‘oriented to social action’
The University of Oklahoma is seeking to hire a professor whose research encompasses “climate justice” and a transition away from fossil fuels and is “oriented to social action.”Ray Carter | December 20, 2023
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Energy
Disney filing bolsters case for Oklahoma ESG law
“Disney is a great example of how putting ESG policies over investor earnings is bad for business,” says Oklahoma State Treasurer Todd Russ.Ray Carter | November 29, 2023
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Law & Principles, Energy
Oklahoma anti-ESG law having an impact
Oklahoma lawmakers were right to prevent state funds from being invested by entities that boycott energy production through ESG policies that are more about left-wing virtue signaling than serious policy.Jonathan Small | October 30, 2023
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Energy
Left-wing policies and unintended consequences
Even in Oklahoma, interest groups continue to push “green” energy policies. As Hawaii shows, the trade-off involved in promoting such policies, if done without consideration for the bigger picture, can be incredibly destructive.Jonathan Small | September 1, 2023
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Agriculture, Energy
Conservatively stewarding or else
In Oklahoma, three areas in public policy—energy, environment, and agriculture—need thorough engagement by conservatives for the thriving of all Oklahomans and to prevent progressives from being able to seize them to expand government.Jonathan Small | June 16, 2023
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Energy
Could Biden have a worse energy policy?
If one deliberately tried to devise a U.S. energy policy that would harm national interests and working families alike, it would look a lot like the Biden administration’s current policy.Jonathan Small | March 28, 2022
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Energy
Stitt challenges Biden administration on mineral regulation
Gov. Kevin Stitt has sued the federal government to challenge the Biden administration’s efforts to strip Oklahoma of its jurisdiction to regulate surface coal mining.Ray Carter | July 19, 2021
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Law & Principles, Economy, Energy
Attorney General tells agencies to ignore federal demand
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has told state agencies they should not comply with a Biden administration demand that they cede regulatory authority over mining in eastern Oklahoma to federal authorities.Ray Carter | April 16, 2021