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25 years of cleaning state well sites

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The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its well site cleanup program, which is voluntarily funded by oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners. To date, 17,000 orphaned or abandoned well sites have been cleaned at a cost of $120 million. Oklahoma is the only state in the nation…

Editorial: Democrat hopefuls’ proposals

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Here are some of the plans of the mainstream candidates running for the Socialist Democrat nomination for president. Forgive all student debt. Make tuition free for all state-supported colleges and universities. Give poor people a monthly allowance. Place a 2 percent wealth tax on anyone worth more than $10 million. Let 16-year-olds vote. Impeach President…

New Green Deal just will not work in California

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey just outlined their estimated $93 trillion plan for a Green New Deal. It aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in only a decade by transitioning to renewable energy sources.   While it has a catchy name, the Green New Deal isn’t much of a “deal” at all. Here…

Oklahoma Natural Gas customers to get some savings

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Oklahoma Natural Gas (ONG) customers will see lower bills during the new year after the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) voted in favor of an order that determines how the company will return money to customers from the 2017 federal tax cuts. The average residential customer will see approximately $15 in savings next month and a…