One neat thing about being an Oklahoma political observer is that you get to see all the cool, unique, and creative ways lawmakers promote, prioritize, and protect the oil industry.
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From doling out subsidies and incentives to crafting regulations that help oil thrive—and passing punitive laws that hinder its cleaner, greener competitors—they never fail to make their oil daddies (and campaign war chests) happy.
Case in point: Right now, the Oklahoma House and Senate are locked in a heated debate over how far away a windmill should be from someone’s home or property. I get it. The last thing we’d want is a giant wind farm sprouting up in the middle of a neighborhood like, say, a natural gas well. Amiright?