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Oklahoma taking lead in energy independence

Oklahoma Now -- This Thursday, energy industry experts, executives and employees will join public officials at the Governor’s Energy Conference in Oklahoma City. They will represent virtually every sector of the energy industry, including oil and natural gas, wind and solar power, biofuels and nuclear energy.

While these men and women come from diverse backgrounds and fields — academic, corporate and political — they all have two things in common: They are on the cutting edge of one of the most important job-creating industries in the world; and they are leading the charge toward American energy independence.

For decades, energy independence was thought to be out of reach. New drilling techniques like hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, the discovery of enormous reserves of natural gas in th

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NavyStore Champion Author Seattle Posts:3,860 Points:2,075,495 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 8:25:03 PM Ignore NavyStore Report Abuse And possibly self-promotion. (I can say that, since I grew up in Tulsa....)
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bullfrog42 All-Star Author Texas Posts:843 Points:170,130 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 12:01:30 PM Ignore bullfrog42 Report Abuse Texas would be joining Okalahoma if we could get rid of the Bush ideas
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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 5:05:42 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse energy independence is still a wrong term. Lower dependence is the better word.
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,204,730 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 7:48:09 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Good article...too bad this is an Opinion Piece!
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:2,999 Points:597,805 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 10:32:11 AM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Thank you for posting.
RogerB Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:18,061 Points:2,624,110 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 9:23:25 AM Ignore RogerB Report Abuse "At least it sounds like Oklahoma has a plan." Yes he does - and he announced it before he took office. His goal is to make gas so expensive that few can afford it, and will switch to other forma of transportation - Public transportation, bicycles, and walking! White House Wants to Keep Gas Prices High
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,014 Points:2,345,510 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 1:00:30 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Oklahoma taking lead in energy independence – oil, natural gas, solar, wind, biofuels, nuclear. BUT, Big Oil continues to sell fuel and natural gas on the world market for higher prices, there will be NO price reduction for the cost of fuel or natural gas IN the US. 'Coming out of the closet' Fred's lousy, smoke and mirrors, lack of jobs, dog and pony show and in the crapper economy, the jobs are Not here. Fred's economy is not improving but continues to hurt the population and the job numbers continue to be down – no matter how smoooooth talking Fred spins those numbers! People will still drive and buy fuel no matter what but it sure helps to have a job too! Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! 12/22/2012!
bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,217 Points:518,525 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Oct 2, 2012 9:13:20 PM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse At least it sounds like Oklahoma has a plan.
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,204,730 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 2, 2012 9:07:37 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse OH my...this is an Opinion Piece by Gov. Mary Fallin of OK! Clearly marked and posted in the Edmond Sun. Have GB rules changed?
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N5EXY Champion Author Austin Posts:5,492 Points:1,510,230 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Oct 2, 2012 9:05:25 PM Ignore N5EXY Report Abuse Sounds a bit like a political discourse in an election year but has some merit. Keep Bozama away. 36 days until the ejection.
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rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,468 Points:662,950 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 2, 2012 9:03:03 PM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse "Your doin' fine Oklahoma....Oklahoma.....OK"
suzmar Champion Author Texas Posts:2,212 Points:872,740 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Oct 2, 2012 9:01:18 PM Ignore suzmar Report Abuse Too bad we don't have this sort of leadership at the national level.
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jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,852 Points:1,613,000 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Oct 2, 2012 8:54:02 PM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse “And what does energy independence with the price of gas?” Looks like a couple of words are missing but I get the drift; why do you ask, Sydb? Energy independence is an important and timely subject. Try reading the Newsville guidelines; you will learn that this type of material qualifies.
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Gmsclecarparts All-Star Author Oklahoma City Posts:707 Points:123,195 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Oct 2, 2012 8:26:45 PM Ignore Gmsclecarparts Report Abuse Don't have a problem reading Gov Mary Fallon's beating of the energy independence drum. Lot easier to stomach than the bankrupt the economy "green energy" garbage that's been coming out of 1600 Pennsylvania. A few notes about OK, energy production, & local trends. Per capita in the OKC metro area there are more CNG powered cars & trucks on the road than anywhere in the country. The East Coast crowd on this site might not realize that or like it, but its a well known fact. The OKC metro area is one of the few metro areas in the country that's air standards do not require oxygenated fuels. Hydraulic fracturing has been going on in OK for nearly 60 years & our water wells, streams & lakes are in great shape. Western OK has its share of wind farms, though nowhere near as popular an energy producing component in OK as they are in Iowa. Commercial scale solar would be very difficult to install in the Southern Plains. Unfortunately, the region is too susceptible to violent weather including hail. I only have to go outside to see what this summers hailstones did to my homes solar system. [Edited by: Gmsclecarparts at 10/2/2012 11:31:19 PM EST]
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