Articles
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Energy
Green energy increases utility bills
As wind and solar energy expand to record levels across the U.S., electricity prices continue to surge—an outcome the green-energy movement prefers to ignore.Jonathan Small | October 20, 2025
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Energy
Fossil fuels are essential for human flourishing
Fossil fuels provide low-cost, reliable energy critical for lifting billions out of poverty and improving the quality of life worldwide.Jonathan Small | October 13, 2025
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Energy
Liberty Gala 2025 with energy visionary Alex Epstein
Please join the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at the DoubleTree at Warren Place in Tulsa for this year’s Liberty Gala.Staff | August 5, 2025
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Law & Principles, Energy
Pensions, not politics: Why Oklahoma’s anti-ESG law is important
Oklahoma’s Energy Discrimination Elimination Act (EDEA) remains a key safeguard against ESG-driven misuse of public pension funds. Public investment decisions must be focused on financial performance—not political agendas.Curtis Shelton | May 28, 2025
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Law & Principles, Energy
Oklahoma’s anti-energy-discrimination law needs to be allowed to work
Legislation is being considered that would revise Oklahoma’s anti-ESG law in ways that would make the law less effective.Jonathan Small & Ryan Haynie | March 24, 2025
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Energy, Culture & the Family
Court ruling a warning for Oklahoma state pensions
A recent ruling by a U.S. District Court validates Oklahoma’s anti-ESG law and fires a warning shot across the bow for the managers of state pension systems.Jonathan Small | February 10, 2025
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Energy
Oklahoma state treasurer: ESG ruling a ‘resounding validation’
Oklahoma State Treasurer Todd Russ says a recent federal court ruling—which concluded that “environmental, social, and governance” (ESG) investing violates the fiduciary duty of pension plan managers—is a “resounding validation” of Oklahoma law.Ray Carter | January 23, 2025
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Energy
Court ruling bolsters Oklahoma anti-ESG law
A U.S. district court judge has ruled that “environmental, social, and governance” (ESG) investing violates the fiduciary duty of pension plan managers since it is not based solely on maximizing returns and pensioners’ retirement security.Ray Carter | January 20, 2025
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Energy
Oklahoma lawmaker seeks end of wind-power subsidy
State Sen. Jonathan Wingard (R-Ada) says it is time to end taxpayer subsidization of wind farms.Ray Carter | January 2, 2025
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Budget & Tax, Energy
ESG study highlights danger for Oklahoma taxpayers
Oklahoma’s anti-ESG law is based on sound financial principles that maximize taxpayer benefits and deter attacks on our energy sector. Pension officials should stop fighting this sensible law and instead embrace it.Jonathan Small | November 4, 2024