Oklahoma Politics
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Many people believe that man’s activities are so inconsequential that they could not possibly induce earthquakes. However, there have been cases as far back as the 1960s where the only reasonable explanation was that earthquakes were being induced by disposal wells. When the U.S. Army’s Rocky Mountain Arsenal built a disposal well in 1961 to… Read more
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Earthquakes in the Wichita area are very rare. However, beginning in November 2020, a cluster of earthquakes occurred with the epicenters under Northeast Wichita. There were 21 earthquakes with a magnitude above 2.5 (M2.5) on the Richter scale. The largest of those was an M3.9 on December 30 which could be felt as far as 30 miles… Read more
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Many states are in the process of passing ALEC sponsored legislation designed to discourage the development of renewable energy resources. Oklahoma has passed such legislation and the power companies have petitioned the Corporation Commission to allow a rate increase on net energy metering customers. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission Is asking for public comments on the… Read more
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Kansas and Oklahoma are committed to a policy of trickle-down economics, and they keep cutting taxes even though their states are just getting further and further in the hole. Governor Mark Dayton in Minnesota raise taxes and the states economy is growing and doing great. Read more
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The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has a great influence on many states’ politics, but many have heard little about the organization. ALEC hides its membership and its funding sources, and it operates as an educational organization to escape lobbying restrictions. Many of ALEC’s “model laws” claim to promote freedom, fairness, and reform, but the… Read more
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Brian Bingman, president pro tem of the Oklahoma Senate, states in a readers forum article how proud he is of what the legislature has been able to accomplish. Many of those “accomplishments” benefit ALEC’s corporate members and the Legislative members campaign donations, but in the end they will hurt Oklahoma and its citizens. Read more
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The fifth IPCC report says that the most important thing we can do to mitigate global warming is to switch to renewable energy as quickly as possible. To speed this along, states need to adopt or increase their Renewable Portfolio Standards, which specifies the percentage of energy they must produce from renewable sources. Read more
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The Oklahoma legislature is subsidizing Oklahoma’s high sulfur coal and requiring that it be burned in Oklahoma’s power plants, even though it generates more particulates and aerosols. Evidence is increasing that fracking in Oklahoma is causing more earthquakes, yet the legislature is still heavily subsidizing fracking but can’t seem to find the time or money… Read more
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Senate Bill 1440, putting a moratorium on investment in wind energy East of I- 35 has passed, in the Oklahoma Senate. The bill puts a moratorium for three years on development of wind energy in the eastern half of the state, saying that the issue needs more study. Upon analysis, the bill is nothing more… Read more
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Recent research now suggests that multiple universes may have been formed during the Big Bang. The author has discovered evidence that an alternate universes may exist here in Oklahoma. You may explore an alternate universe, just call the Oklahoma Governor’s office about Medicaid expansion. Read more
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