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Oklahoma State University will be celebrating the life of T. Boone Pickens this afternoon at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater. Pickens, whose financial…
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel…
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The legendary energy executive, whose name symbolized big oil, died Wednesday at age 91. He founded the company that became Mesa Petroleum and later began a hedge fund focused on energy investments.
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Prospects in the industry are dim, and even the billionaire investor, who made his fortune in oil, has turned to alternative energies. Still, the self-described "realist" says they aren't the answer.
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President Obama's proposed budget includes an oil tax to pay for higher spending on "clean transportation infrastructure."
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Oklahoma’s Lieutenant Governor and prominent state business leaders are among those seeking to affect long term public policy through a newly formed…
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Canadian rapper Drake boastfully tweeted "The first million is the hardest".This was followed by a tweet from T. Boone Pickens, who issues a mic-drop in…
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President Obama rejected GOP charges that his policies hurt U.S. oil production, saying in 2010 it rose to its highest level in seven years. He also urged Republicans to focus their spending cuts on entitlements and defense where most of the money is spent. But Japan overshadowed his message.
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Forty U.S. billionaires announced Wednesday that they'll give at least half of their wealth to charity during their lifetimes, or after death. Charity experts say the pledge is important because of the message it sends to all potential donors. They hope it will inspire others to give when nonprofits are hurting around the country.
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This week, President Obama ended a ban on oil and gas drilling along some parts of the U.S. Atlantic coast and northern Alaska. His decision has staggered some of the president's own environmental supporters, but others say the decision is necessary to help decrease U.S. dependence on foreign oil or win bipartisan support for an energy and climate change bill. Host Scott Simon speaks with energy mogul T. Boone Pickens, who has pushed for more investment in alternative energy sources.