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Gas giant OG&E still tops list of green house gas emitters
According to the most recent emissions reports from the US Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E), released more than 16.7 million metric tons of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere during 2015. GDE Error: Unable to determine file type from URL While OG&E’s green house gas emissions are lower today compared to previous years, the extraction of so-called cleaner burning “bridge fuels,” such as natural gas, are produced using controversial methods...
Former council member asked City to set election on OG&E contract renewal
Shortly before leaving office, Norman Ward 5 city council member and OG&E employee, James Chappel, authored a letter to the City Manager suggesting Norman schedule a vote renewing OG&E’s contract for electric utility services within the City of Norman. Download (PDF, 8.38MB) While it may not seem controversial on the surface, Chappel’s position as a Community Affairs Manager with OG&E lends the appearance of a direct conflict of interest. According to OG&E’s website,...
Blue Knight Energy Partners crossing the Canadian River with new pipeline upgrade
According to court records, BKEP Pipeline LLC. intends to replace sections of pipeline that cross the Canadian River in southern Cleveland County. In May 2017, the Delaware-based pipeline company Blue Knight Energy Partners filed an eminent domain petition for county property located in the Canadian River floodplain. Portions of the buried pipeline became exposed along the river in 2011 following significant rainfall events. Since 2011, other major rainfalls have caused more shifts to the Canadian...
The politics of police militarization in Norman: the BEARCAT emails
The City of Norman’s plans to purchase a BEARCAT military vehicle hit a roadblock in July 2015 when it was brought before City Council on the consent docket. Due to low attendance by council members, the vote was delayed until the August 2015 council meeting. Still lacking public support a month later, the council voted to postpone the purchase indefinitely. Since then, NPD and certain city council members have tried to garner support for the purchase through public meetings, electoral campaigns,...
Posted on May 18, 2017
Documents collected from the Oklahoma Ethics Commission website list financial contributions to Cleveland County District Attorney Greg Mashburn’s 2014 campaign fund. Some noteworthy contributors include Oklahoma restaurant mogul Hal Smith, former OU football coach Barry Switzer, and country music star, Toby Keith (real name Toby Covel). Mashburn is up for re-election in 2018 Download (PDF,...
Cleveland County DA Greg M...
Posted on May 2, 2017
Documents obtained from the US EPA website show Plains All American and Valero Energy are among the top three companies issued federal penalties for environmental violations in the state of Oklahoma. Plains All American and Valero are partners in the Diamond Pipeline which is currently under construction in eastern Oklahoma. The proposed pipeline route runs from Cushing to West Memphis, crossing several...
Valero Energy, Plains All ...
Posted on Apr 25, 2017
According to a report from KFOR TV, Plains All American Pipeline spilled more 18,000 gallons of crude oil in Kingfisher County last week. The causes of the leak have been attributed to corrosion. In December 2014, Plains All American received a warning letter from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) citing failure to protect materials from atmospheric corrosion. Norman...
Plains Pipeline was issued...
Posted on Apr 15, 2017
Attorneys for Norman Public Schools are denying that a student was sexually assaulted following a Norman North High School wrestling meet in January 2016. NPS attorneys responded to the new lawsuit describing the incident as “hazing” while denying that it was a case of sexual assault. Download (PDF, 203KB) The original suit, brought by the State of Oklahoma, alleged felony first-degree counts...
Norman Public Schools says...
Posted on Apr 4, 2017
Email records obtained by Norman Leaks show extensive conversations between City of Norman staff and NPD officials on a range of topics including the body worn camera policy, the school resource officer program, and public meetings related to policing issues in the City of Norman. Despite holding public meetings and soliciting input from citizens, council members were advised by the police chief and...
Doc Drop: Staff emails on ...
Posted on Mar 30, 2017
Campaign finance reports for the Norman Ward 5 run-off election were published Wednesday, March 29 at the City of Norman website. Reports show incumbent James Chappel raised a total of $14,990 in funds for the duration of his campaign. Chappel relied heavily on contributions from individuals in the banking & finance sectors, as well as real estate, homebuilding, and development interests. The majority...
Campaign finance reports f...
Posted on Mar 29, 2017
On April 26, 2016, Norman resident Austin Vance was found dancing in the street, hallucinating. When law enforcement arrived on the scene, Vance admitted to the responding officers he had taken the prescription drug, Adderall. He was 22 years old at the time of his death. The Medical Examiner’s officer ruled Vance’s death accidental. A Norman Transcript article published in July 2016 reported...
Vance family sues Clevelan...
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Gas giant OG&E remains Oklahoma's biggest single contributor to greenhouse gas emissions
James Chappel, community affairs manager for OG&E and former Ward 5 council member, asked the City Manager to set an election to renew a 25-year contract between the City of Norman and OG&E.
Council conference meeting begins at 5:00PM tonight.
Former council member asked City Manager to set election on utility contract renewal | Norman Leaks
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Shortly before leaving office, Norman Ward 5 city council member and OG&E employee, James Chappel, authored a letter to the City Manager suggesting Norman schedule a vote renewing OG&E’s contract fo...