Expert insights. Personalized for you.
It’s critical to have fire, but also to not have too much fire,” Dr. Sam Fuhlendorf, professor of fire and ecology at Oklahoma State University, told TreeHugger. In the depths of the Australian winter, small fires burn through the Little Sandy Desert. These fires are special, lit and controlled by the Martu, an aboriginal group in the Western part of the country. The Martu burn the grass and brush over small areas of less than 10 acres to look for holes where sand monitor lizards burrow. MORE
The Oklahoma attorney general has been a raucous supporter of fossil fuel companies and repeatedly sought to hobble the public health regulations he will soon be responsible for as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A Republican, he was elected attorney general of Oklahoma in 2010 after a spell as a state senator. Oklahoma has experienced a huge increase in earthquakes due to a boom in drilling over the past decade. MORE
Because just think about it, you have a power plant in Arkansas that's burning coal irresponsibly or inconsistent with the statue, and it comes over to Oklahoma and Texas. From an editorial by Jeb Bush on CNN.com : Our country has been held back over the past eight years because the appropriate balance between federal and state powers has become totally skewed. Individual liberty and our constitutional order have been threatened. MORE
James Lankford of Oklahoma countered: “For more than two years, his administration has knowingly increased energy prices by choking off new sources of traditional American energy and smothering our economy in new energy regulations. MORE
Earth Source Organics partners with Feeding America to aid those affected by the deadly Oklahoma tornado. San Diego, CA, June 07, 2013 : In the suburbs of Oklahoma City, a massive tornado left a 17-mile path of destruction on Monday, May 20th, causing tragic fatalities and hundreds of injuries. We want to connect all people in spirit, love, and compassion, especially during this terribly sad time in Oklahoma,” says owner Audrey Darrow. MORE
By Jay Pruett, Director of Conservation for The Nature Conservancy in Oklahoma. As the director of conservation for Oklahoma, hiking in Glacier National Park — the Crown of the Continent — was an opportunity to experience entirely different habitats and wildlife from what we have back home. [Editor's Note: Have you had a close encounter with nature? In this ongoing blog series, Nature Conservancy staff share their thrilling and unexpected encounters with nature. MORE
But in recent weeks Lime has started to open up services, as more of an essential operation, in Paris, Tel Aviv, Berlin, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Oklahoma City, Austin, Columbus, Washington, D.C. Lime has seen median trip times double in Oklahoma City and Columbus since reopening, indicating that riders are using scooters for full commutes instead of just first mile and last mile. Is it scooter company Lime’s moment to shine? MORE
I'm giving The Love Ya Award to: Estela over at Life of a Bird , blogs about her life in Oklahoma and her creations for her Etsy shop, oh and she finds fantastic music! Marianna from Green Mama's Pad just sent me this lovely award!!!! Thank you Marianna, I will be checking out your blog from now on! It's nice to here from those who visit but dont comment, at least not often!!! Although I see she is getting in on the contests!! The Love Ya Blog Award: These blogs are exceedingly charming. MORE
Inhabitat caught up with Shannon Evers, the CEO of Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma, to learn more about Camp Trivera. The facility is set to open in September 2020 in Oklahoma City. Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma is proud to lead the way within our community and for the broader network of Girl Scouts throughout the country. Camp Trivera is a space dedicated to progress as a green oasis in the heart of Oklahoma City and a site for girls to pursue STEM education. MORE
Now natural populations remain only in parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Rhode Island. One of the beetle’s strongholds is the Conservancy’s 39,000-acre Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in northern Oklahoma. This “patch-burn grazing” model is a long-term research project with Oklahoma State University to see if innovative fire-cattle management can yield the same biodiversity benefits provided by fire-bison. MORE
Natural Resource Damages Associated with Aesthetic and Ecosystem Injuries to Oklahoma’s Illinois River System and Tenkiller Lake. John C. Whitehead Department of Economics Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina. September 20, 2016. Abstract. Desvousges, Mathews and Train (2015) find that their CVM survey does not pass the adding up test. Visual inspection suggests little difference in the pattern of data across subsamples and that the data suffers from non-monotonicity. MORE
Data from price tracker GasBuddy.com shows that three states -- Oklahoma, Louisiana and Ohio -- have at least one station each selling regular gas for less than $1.90 Cheap gas is most frequently found at stations in Oklahoma, which was the first state to break the $2 a gallon mark on Dec. a gallon. Another ten states -- Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas and Virginia -- also have gas for less than $2. via money.cnn.com. MORE
The Oklahoma Dust Bowl is a well-known event in the United States, an event triggered by severe drought in the state of Oklahoma. In 1934, Oklahoma averaged 85.2 The record-breaking summer has not stopped there, the state of Oklahoma was once again in record-breaking territory. degrees Fahrenheit, putting 2011 Oklahoma in second. Behind the 1934 Oklahoma record, which currently sits in third place, is Louisiana in fourth which averaged 84.5 MORE
The Oklahoma-based company is making the move in response to the lowest natural gas prices in a decade. “We Chesapeake Energy is cutting its production of natural gas and shifting its resources toward areas rich in oil and natural-gas liquids, such as propane. The move will likely maintain, or even expand, investment in Ohio's Utica shale. MORE
The company signed a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) for 22 megawatts of wind power from the Ponderosa wind farm in Oklahoma to cover more than half of the company’s electricity footprint with renewable energy technologies. . MORE
But they’re also… spirituality,” says Electa Hare-RedCorn, a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and a Yankton descendant. “Our seeds are more than just food for us. Yes, they are nutrition. “Each seed has a story and each seed has a prayer.”With ”With a background in social work, Hare-RedCorn was brought on to the Pawnee Seed Preservation Project in 2012 as a seed-keeper, to carry the conversation forward with youth and families. MORE
Climate change is setting the stage for wildfires beyond California and Oregon, fueling hotter, drier conditions in places such as Oklahoma and Nebraska not historically prone to large wildfires, according to a new analysis from Climate Central. MORE
In Texas and Oklahoma, it was a summer drought that hurt the trees. Groan, I know, but use this one if you are tired of those Florida freeze examples: A rare collision of ill-timed rain, marauding animals and a growing love affair between the Chinese middle class and the pecan has resulted in the worst pecan supply in recent memory. As a result, grocery store prices are up by about 30 percent. In 2012, the nation’s pecan orchards produced about 302 million pounds of pecans. MORE
Inhofe of Oklahoma are among the most vocal Republican skeptics of the science that burning fossil fuels contributes to global warming , but a new study to be released Thursday found that their states would be among the biggest economic winners under a regulation proposed by President Obama to fight climate change. I think so: Gov. Rick Perry of Texas and Senator James M. MORE
The company signed a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) for 22 megawatts of wind power from the Ponderosa wind farm in Oklahoma to cover more than half of the company’s electricity footprint with renewable energy technologies. MORE
Tom Coburn, a Republican of Oklahoma who has sharply criticized the foundation's spending priorities. Congress took a giant step on Wednesday toward easing the threat of another budget stalemate, but the price of securing that compromise will continue to be felt at research universities and especially at those involved in political science. The Senate, by a vote of 73 to 26, approved a measure to finance the government through the end of the fiscal year, on September 30. MORE
That would increase the cost of an average Oklahoma home by $2,000. Not a bad deal, you might say, considering that an average of 64 tornadoes strike Oklahoma every year, behind only the considerably larger state of Texas, with 149, and Kansas, with 93, according to the federal government’s Storm Prediction Center. Oklahoma has suffered by our estimate more than $30 billion in normalized damage from tornadoes over the last 25 years. MORE
Oklahoma has been pummeled by tornadoes — but why? Today we’re talking weather, greenwashing, and fighting deforestation. National Geographic ). A complaint from environmental groups is exposing what exactly is behind those green labels. ( The New York Times ). Environmentalists got one major firm to quit greenwashing and deforestation in Indonesia. ( NPR ). Need a little inspiration for what activities to do outside ? Look no further. Washington Post ). MORE
With about 90 percent of residents in Tornado Alley without any type of storm shelters, Oklahoma Igloo LLC announces a new breed of safe, secure,comfortable, affordable above-ground Tornado Storm Shelter. Norman, OK, July 2013 : Oklahoma Igloo LLC, a Norman OK. do it now, get on the highway” advised a local TV station in Oklahoma on May 20, 2013. The Oklahoma Igloo ™ gives the family that secure feeling of safety and comfort which means that they never have to leave home. MORE
London-based firm Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has done just that with Squirrel Park, a shipping-container housing development in Oklahoma City that combines the best of green building with sophisticated design. Keeping Oklahoma’s extremely hot and humid climate in mind, the team painted the exterior of the shipping containers white to reduce solar heat gain and added mirrored strips to reflect the sun’s glare. MORE
Other reports of possible, similar events came out of Oklahoma as well as 13 other states involved in fracking projects during the same year. What is Fracking? Man continues to forge ahead with fossil fuel technology regardless of a barrage of various warnings of pollution, water compromise and of course global warming. MORE
Greater prairie chickens at Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Oklahoma © Harvey Payne The Solution Fortunately, impacts to sensitive habitats and wildlife populations from wind energy can be avoided through proper siting of wind energy facilities. Renewable energy is an important part of our energy future. Fortunately, technology has improved and costs have dropped making wind and solar an increasingly viable option. MORE
recent survey conducted by the Oklahoma State University Department of Agricultural Economics found that 80.44% of respondents supported a government policy mandating labels on foods containing DNA. population, conducted every month by Oklahoma State agricultural economist Jayson Lusk and research specialist Susan Murray. Not from the Onion: A. MORE
Supply chains disrupted because of climate change and Oklahoma continues to experience an unusual amount of earthquakes. Plus, what you thought you knew about the behavior of lemmings turns out to be a bit of movie magic. Read today’s #greennews right now! Animals Climate Change Green Living The Green Buzz The Nature Conservancy United States MORE
#1) WIND SAVES CUSTOMERS MONEY IN OKLAHOMA Wind prices have fallen so much this year that utilities are now investing in it because wind power saves consumers money. Earlier this year, as a result of a settlement with the Sierra Club, American Electric Power announced it would add enough wind energy to power 200,000 homes in Oklahoma. MORE
The 3,000-mile adventure, which should finish in mid-August, will include stops in places not known for plug-in vehicles, such as Oklahoma and Tennessee, in an effort to increase the technology's exposure and introduce these vehicles to people. "I On Independence Day, while most will be taking a day off work, Sierra Club member Ben Rich will be navigating one of ten plug-in vehicles on a cross-country trip. MORE
From a "toxic lemonade stand" in Pennsylvania, to a "Miss and Mr. Toxic Water Swimsuit Competition" in Missouri, and from a kayaking trip outside a coal plant in Oklahoma to a fish-less fish fry in Illinois, activists from coast to coast will be calling for the EPA to finalize the strongest possible standards to protect American families from dangerous toxic water pollution. Think about this: Have you spent a day out on the water this summer? Swimming? Fishing? Boating? MORE
Oklahoma Republican Congressman Markwayne Mullin represents a state plagued in recent years by devastating tornadoes, droughts, and storms - severe weather that has disrupted life for hundreds of thousands of residents, exacerbated by climate change. " In fact, two authors FROM Oklahoma contributed to the section on the effects of climate disruption on Great Plains state like the one where Mullin's constituents live. A Helpful map for Congressman Markwayne Mullin. MORE
Inhofe, an the Oklahoma Republican who once compared the Environmental Protection Agency to the gestapo, is likely to lead the Environment and Public Works Committee when the GOP takes control of the Senate next year. James M. via www.washingtonpost.com. MORE
If you consider that Oklahoma has 1,780 campuses and estimates to provide a safe room run from $500,000 to $1,000,000 per campus, the outlay to protect all schools would be immense, $1 to $2 billion dollars. More Kevin Simmons : The Dallas Morning News ran an op-ed I wrote about where to spend tornado safety funds. The most tragic element of last week’s tornado in Moore was that an EF-5 tornado, an extremely rare event, hit two elementary schools with full force. MORE
in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Maximilian Auffhammer at the energy blog with no name : The national average price for gasoline is $1.80 this week, with a minimum of $1.29 The external costs for a gallon of gasoline, as estimated in a now classic paper , are approximately $2 per gallon. This means that the average American is currently purchasing gasoline at half of its true social cost. MORE
Oklahoma City saw a temperature this week of -14°F, the coldest it’s been since 1899, before Oklahoma was even a state. “So places like Alaska or Iceland, which today is in the low 40s, is warmer than places like Texas, Louisiana or Oklahoma. MORE
In Oklahoma, utilities pushed through a law this spring that allows them to charge the people who own solar panels and wind turbines more to connect to their electrical grid. In Wisconsin, utilities are jacking up the price to connect to their electrical grid. In Arizona, the state has decided to charge extra property taxes to households that are leasing solar panels. Welcome to the solar backlash. MORE
Once again, a majority of Congress has spoken out against a carbon tax,” Oklahoma Sen. Because conservatives heart climate policy? This summer, a friend sent me a remarkable headline from The Seattle Times: “ ‘Green’ Alliance Opposes Petition to Tax Carbon.”. My initial thought was that this doesn’t make sense. It is like reading “Democrats Rally to Cut the Minimum Wage” or “Republicans Unite to Hike Income Taxes.”. MORE
Droves of people descended upon Oklahoma’s Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, made famous by the Netflix series ‘Tiger King’, when it reopened May 2. Oklahoma’s pandemic restrictions had closed the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park for about a month. We’ve already seen interspecies transmission of COVID-19 happen in the Bronx , where an asymptomatic zookeeper infected five tigers and four lions. MORE
Droves of people descended upon Oklahoma’s Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, made famous by the Netflix series ‘Tiger King’, when it reopened May 2. Oklahoma’s pandemic restrictions had closed the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park for about a month. We’ve already seen interspecies transmission of COVID-19 happen in the Bronx , where an asymptomatic zookeeper infected five tigers and four lions. MORE
Fight the good fight: Facing a six-year barrage of increasingly large earthquakes, Oklahoma regulators are effectively ordering the state’s powerful oil-and-gas industry to substantially cut back the underground disposal of industry wastes that have caused the tremors across the state. The directive covers 411 injection wells in a rough circle that includes Oklahoma City and points northeast. Oklahoma monthly production (Q) = 12,084,000 barrels Revenue = P*Q = $473,209,440. MORE
Droves of people descended upon Oklahoma’s Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, made famous by the Netflix series ‘Tiger King’, when it reopened May 2. Oklahoma’s pandemic restrictions had closed the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park for about a month. We’ve already seen interspecies transmission of COVID-19 happen in the Bronx , where an asymptomatic zookeeper infected five tigers and four lions. MORE
Oklahoma Related Topics Environmental News Network
AUGUST 30, 2021
Climate change is setting the stage for wildfires beyond California and Oregon, fueling hotter, drier conditions in places such as Oklahoma and Nebraska not historically prone to large wildfires, according to a new analysis from Climate Central.
Environmental Economics
MAY 14, 2015
That would increase the cost of an average Oklahoma home by $2,000. Not a bad deal, you might say, considering that an average of 64 tornadoes strike Oklahoma every year, behind only the considerably larger state of Texas, with 149, and Kansas, with 93, according to the federal government’s Storm Prediction Center. Oklahoma has suffered by our estimate more than $30 billion in normalized damage from tornadoes over the last 25 years.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Environmental Economics
MARCH 10, 2016
Fight the good fight: Facing a six-year barrage of increasingly large earthquakes, Oklahoma regulators are effectively ordering the state’s powerful oil-and-gas industry to substantially cut back the underground disposal of industry wastes that have caused the tremors across the state. The directive covers 411 injection wells in a rough circle that includes Oklahoma City and points northeast. Oklahoma monthly production (Q) = 12,084,000 barrels Revenue = P*Q = $473,209,440.
Sierra Club Compass
AUGUST 9, 2013
Oklahoma Republican Congressman Markwayne Mullin represents a state plagued in recent years by devastating tornadoes, droughts, and storms - severe weather that has disrupted life for hundreds of thousands of residents, exacerbated by climate change. " In fact, two authors FROM Oklahoma contributed to the section on the effects of climate disruption on Great Plains state like the one where Mullin's constituents live. A Helpful map for Congressman Markwayne Mullin.
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 7, 2013
Earth Source Organics partners with Feeding America to aid those affected by the deadly Oklahoma tornado. San Diego, CA, June 07, 2013 : In the suburbs of Oklahoma City, a massive tornado left a 17-mile path of destruction on Monday, May 20th, causing tragic fatalities and hundreds of injuries. We want to connect all people in spirit, love, and compassion, especially during this terribly sad time in Oklahoma,” says owner Audrey Darrow.
Environmental News Network
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Scott T.
Cool Green Science
JUNE 3, 2013
Oklahoma has been pummeled by tornadoes — but why? Today we’re talking weather, greenwashing, and fighting deforestation. National Geographic ). A complaint from environmental groups is exposing what exactly is behind those green labels. ( The New York Times ). Environmentalists got one major firm to quit greenwashing and deforestation in Indonesia. ( NPR ). Need a little inspiration for what activities to do outside ? Look no further. Washington Post ).
Cool Green Science
MARCH 5, 2013
By Jay Pruett, Director of Conservation for The Nature Conservancy in Oklahoma. As the director of conservation for Oklahoma, hiking in Glacier National Park — the Crown of the Continent — was an opportunity to experience entirely different habitats and wildlife from what we have back home. [Editor's Note: Have you had a close encounter with nature? In this ongoing blog series, Nature Conservancy staff share their thrilling and unexpected encounters with nature.
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 19, 2015
recent survey conducted by the Oklahoma State University Department of Agricultural Economics found that 80.44% of respondents supported a government policy mandating labels on foods containing DNA. population, conducted every month by Oklahoma State agricultural economist Jayson Lusk and research specialist Susan Murray. Not from the Onion: A.
Environmental Economics
DECEMBER 15, 2014
Data from price tracker GasBuddy.com shows that three states -- Oklahoma, Louisiana and Ohio -- have at least one station each selling regular gas for less than $1.90 Cheap gas is most frequently found at stations in Oklahoma, which was the first state to break the $2 a gallon mark on Dec. a gallon. Another ten states -- Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas and Virginia -- also have gas for less than $2. via money.cnn.com.
Environmental Economics
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
Inhofe, an the Oklahoma Republican who once compared the Environmental Protection Agency to the gestapo, is likely to lead the Environment and Public Works Committee when the GOP takes control of the Senate next year. James M. via www.washingtonpost.com.
Green (Living) Review
JULY 12, 2013
With about 90 percent of residents in Tornado Alley without any type of storm shelters, Oklahoma Igloo LLC announces a new breed of safe, secure,comfortable, affordable above-ground Tornado Storm Shelter. Norman, OK, July 2013 : Oklahoma Igloo LLC, a Norman OK. do it now, get on the highway” advised a local TV station in Oklahoma on May 20, 2013. The Oklahoma Igloo ™ gives the family that secure feeling of safety and comfort which means that they never have to leave home.
Environmental Economics
JULY 24, 2014
Inhofe of Oklahoma are among the most vocal Republican skeptics of the science that burning fossil fuels contributes to global warming , but a new study to be released Thursday found that their states would be among the biggest economic winners under a regulation proposed by President Obama to fight climate change. I think so: Gov. Rick Perry of Texas and Senator James M.
Eco Friendly Daily
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
The Oklahoma Dust Bowl is a well-known event in the United States, an event triggered by severe drought in the state of Oklahoma. In 1934, Oklahoma averaged 85.2 The record-breaking summer has not stopped there, the state of Oklahoma was once again in record-breaking territory. degrees Fahrenheit, putting 2011 Oklahoma in second. Behind the 1934 Oklahoma record, which currently sits in third place, is Louisiana in fourth which averaged 84.5
Cool Green Science
JANUARY 24, 2014
Supply chains disrupted because of climate change and Oklahoma continues to experience an unusual amount of earthquakes. Plus, what you thought you knew about the behavior of lemmings turns out to be a bit of movie magic. Read today’s #greennews right now! Animals Climate Change Green Living The Green Buzz The Nature Conservancy United States
Environmental Economics
DECEMBER 20, 2016
Because just think about it, you have a power plant in Arkansas that's burning coal irresponsibly or inconsistent with the statue, and it comes over to Oklahoma and Texas. From an editorial by Jeb Bush on CNN.com : Our country has been held back over the past eight years because the appropriate balance between federal and state powers has become totally skewed. Individual liberty and our constitutional order have been threatened.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Inhabitat caught up with Shannon Evers, the CEO of Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma, to learn more about Camp Trivera. The facility is set to open in September 2020 in Oklahoma City. Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma is proud to lead the way within our community and for the broader network of Girl Scouts throughout the country. Camp Trivera is a space dedicated to progress as a green oasis in the heart of Oklahoma City and a site for girls to pursue STEM education.
Cool Green Science
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
Greater prairie chickens at Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Oklahoma © Harvey Payne The Solution Fortunately, impacts to sensitive habitats and wildlife populations from wind energy can be avoided through proper siting of wind energy facilities. Renewable energy is an important part of our energy future. Fortunately, technology has improved and costs have dropped making wind and solar an increasingly viable option.
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 23, 2012
The Oklahoma-based company is making the move in response to the lowest natural gas prices in a decade. “We Chesapeake Energy is cutting its production of natural gas and shifting its resources toward areas rich in oil and natural-gas liquids, such as propane. The move will likely maintain, or even expand, investment in Ohio's Utica shale.
AGreenLiving
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Oklahoma City saw a temperature this week of -14°F, the coldest it’s been since 1899, before Oklahoma was even a state. “So places like Alaska or Iceland, which today is in the low 40s, is warmer than places like Texas, Louisiana or Oklahoma.
Environmental Economics
MAY 29, 2013
If you consider that Oklahoma has 1,780 campuses and estimates to provide a safe room run from $500,000 to $1,000,000 per campus, the outlay to protect all schools would be immense, $1 to $2 billion dollars. More Kevin Simmons : The Dallas Morning News ran an op-ed I wrote about where to spend tornado safety funds. The most tragic element of last week’s tornado in Moore was that an EF-5 tornado, an extremely rare event, hit two elementary schools with full force.
Green Prophet
APRIL 11, 2021
The company signed a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) for 22 megawatts of wind power from the Ponderosa wind farm in Oklahoma to cover more than half of the company’s electricity footprint with renewable energy technologies. .
Environmental Economics
DECEMBER 2, 2013
In Texas and Oklahoma, it was a summer drought that hurt the trees. Groan, I know, but use this one if you are tired of those Florida freeze examples: A rare collision of ill-timed rain, marauding animals and a growing love affair between the Chinese middle class and the pecan has resulted in the worst pecan supply in recent memory. As a result, grocery store prices are up by about 30 percent. In 2012, the nation’s pecan orchards produced about 302 million pounds of pecans.
Environmental Economics
APRIL 30, 2011
James Lankford of Oklahoma countered: “For more than two years, his administration has knowingly increased energy prices by choking off new sources of traditional American energy and smothering our economy in new energy regulations.
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 27, 2020
But they’re also… spirituality,” says Electa Hare-RedCorn, a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and a Yankton descendant. “Our seeds are more than just food for us. Yes, they are nutrition. “Each seed has a story and each seed has a prayer.”With ”With a background in social work, Hare-RedCorn was brought on to the Pawnee Seed Preservation Project in 2012 as a seed-keeper, to carry the conversation forward with youth and families.
Environmental Economics
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Maximilian Auffhammer at the energy blog with no name : The national average price for gasoline is $1.80 this week, with a minimum of $1.29 The external costs for a gallon of gasoline, as estimated in a now classic paper , are approximately $2 per gallon. This means that the average American is currently purchasing gasoline at half of its true social cost.
Environmental Economics
MARCH 21, 2013
Tom Coburn, a Republican of Oklahoma who has sharply criticized the foundation's spending priorities. Congress took a giant step on Wednesday toward easing the threat of another budget stalemate, but the price of securing that compromise will continue to be felt at research universities and especially at those involved in political science. The Senate, by a vote of 73 to 26, approved a measure to finance the government through the end of the fiscal year, on September 30.
Green (Living) Review
JULY 19, 2014
In Oklahoma, utilities pushed through a law this spring that allows them to charge the people who own solar panels and wind turbines more to connect to their electrical grid. In Wisconsin, utilities are jacking up the price to connect to their electrical grid. In Arizona, the state has decided to charge extra property taxes to households that are leasing solar panels. Welcome to the solar backlash.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
The company signed a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) for 22 megawatts of wind power from the Ponderosa wind farm in Oklahoma to cover more than half of the company’s electricity footprint with renewable energy technologies.
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 9, 2016
The Oklahoma attorney general has been a raucous supporter of fossil fuel companies and repeatedly sought to hobble the public health regulations he will soon be responsible for as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A Republican, he was elected attorney general of Oklahoma in 2010 after a spell as a state senator. Oklahoma has experienced a huge increase in earthquakes due to a boom in drilling over the past decade.
Sierra Club Compass
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
#1) WIND SAVES CUSTOMERS MONEY IN OKLAHOMA Wind prices have fallen so much this year that utilities are now investing in it because wind power saves consumers money. Earlier this year, as a result of a settlement with the Sierra Club, American Electric Power announced it would add enough wind energy to power 200,000 homes in Oklahoma.
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 14, 2014
It’s critical to have fire, but also to not have too much fire,” Dr. Sam Fuhlendorf, professor of fire and ecology at Oklahoma State University, told TreeHugger. In the depths of the Australian winter, small fires burn through the Little Sandy Desert. These fires are special, lit and controlled by the Martu, an aboriginal group in the Western part of the country. The Martu burn the grass and brush over small areas of less than 10 acres to look for holes where sand monitor lizards burrow.
AGreenLiving
MAY 11, 2020
Droves of people descended upon Oklahoma’s Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, made famous by the Netflix series ‘Tiger King’, when it reopened May 2. Oklahoma’s pandemic restrictions had closed the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park for about a month. We’ve already seen interspecies transmission of COVID-19 happen in the Bronx , where an asymptomatic zookeeper infected five tigers and four lions.
AGreenLiving
MAY 11, 2020
Droves of people descended upon Oklahoma’s Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, made famous by the Netflix series ‘Tiger King’, when it reopened May 2. Oklahoma’s pandemic restrictions had closed the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park for about a month. We’ve already seen interspecies transmission of COVID-19 happen in the Bronx , where an asymptomatic zookeeper infected five tigers and four lions.
AGreenLiving
MAY 11, 2020
Droves of people descended upon Oklahoma’s Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, made famous by the Netflix series ‘Tiger King’, when it reopened May 2. Oklahoma’s pandemic restrictions had closed the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park for about a month. We’ve already seen interspecies transmission of COVID-19 happen in the Bronx , where an asymptomatic zookeeper infected five tigers and four lions.
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
London-based firm Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has done just that with Squirrel Park, a shipping-container housing development in Oklahoma City that combines the best of green building with sophisticated design. Keeping Oklahoma’s extremely hot and humid climate in mind, the team painted the exterior of the shipping containers white to reduce solar heat gain and added mirrored strips to reflect the sun’s glare.
Green Home Blog
AUGUST 7, 2012
Other reports of possible, similar events came out of Oklahoma as well as 13 other states involved in fracking projects during the same year. What is Fracking? Man continues to forge ahead with fossil fuel technology regardless of a barrage of various warnings of pollution, water compromise and of course global warming.
Sierra Club Compass
JULY 2, 2013
The 3,000-mile adventure, which should finish in mid-August, will include stops in places not known for plug-in vehicles, such as Oklahoma and Tennessee, in an effort to increase the technology's exposure and introduce these vehicles to people. "I On Independence Day, while most will be taking a day off work, Sierra Club member Ben Rich will be navigating one of ten plug-in vehicles on a cross-country trip.
Green Earth Journey
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
I'm giving The Love Ya Award to: Estela over at Life of a Bird , blogs about her life in Oklahoma and her creations for her Etsy shop, oh and she finds fantastic music! Marianna from Green Mama's Pad just sent me this lovely award!!!! Thank you Marianna, I will be checking out your blog from now on! It's nice to here from those who visit but dont comment, at least not often!!! Although I see she is getting in on the contests!! The Love Ya Blog Award: These blogs are exceedingly charming.
Environmental Economics
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
Natural Resource Damages Associated with Aesthetic and Ecosystem Injuries to Oklahoma’s Illinois River System and Tenkiller Lake. John C. Whitehead Department of Economics Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina. September 20, 2016. Abstract. Desvousges, Mathews and Train (2015) find that their CVM survey does not pass the adding up test. Visual inspection suggests little difference in the pattern of data across subsamples and that the data suffers from non-monotonicity.
Environmental Economics
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Once again, a majority of Congress has spoken out against a carbon tax,” Oklahoma Sen. Because conservatives heart climate policy? This summer, a friend sent me a remarkable headline from The Seattle Times: “ ‘Green’ Alliance Opposes Petition to Tax Carbon.”. My initial thought was that this doesn’t make sense. It is like reading “Democrats Rally to Cut the Minimum Wage” or “Republicans Unite to Hike Income Taxes.”.
Sierra Club Compass
JULY 23, 2013
From a "toxic lemonade stand" in Pennsylvania, to a "Miss and Mr. Toxic Water Swimsuit Competition" in Missouri, and from a kayaking trip outside a coal plant in Oklahoma to a fish-less fish fry in Illinois, activists from coast to coast will be calling for the EPA to finalize the strongest possible standards to protect American families from dangerous toxic water pollution. Think about this: Have you spent a day out on the water this summer? Swimming? Fishing? Boating?
Nature Conservancy - Science
MAY 17, 2016
Now natural populations remain only in parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Rhode Island. One of the beetle’s strongholds is the Conservancy’s 39,000-acre Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in northern Oklahoma. This “patch-burn grazing” model is a long-term research project with Oklahoma State University to see if innovative fire-cattle management can yield the same biodiversity benefits provided by fire-bison.
100 
Let's personalize your content