Publish Date:
03/25/2014
Publish Date:
06/10/2014
Nation’s Environmental Engineering
Leader Gives Hope
By: Adam Larson, Staff Writer, Shale Media Group
Natural disasters tend to wreak
havoc and negatively impact the
community and economy. Specifically,
tornadoes are one culprit capable
of ripping through small towns and
communities, destroying anything in
its path. Consequently, a significant
tornado outbreak tore across the
Midwestern United States and lower
Great Plains from May 18th to May
21st, 2013.
To r n a d o a c t i v i t y s i g n i f i c a n t l y
increased on May 19th, as tornadoes
were confirmed in Oklahoma, Kansas,
Iowa, Missouri and Illinois. East of
Oklahoma City, two strong tornadoes
caused notable damage. To make
matters worse, the most dramatic
events unfolded on May 20th
as a large EF5 tornado caused
catastrophic damage across portions
of Oklahoma, killing 24 people.
Places like Moore, Oklahoma were
featured on newscasts across the
c o u n t r y. T h o u s a n d s o f s t r u c t u r e s
were destroyed, which yielded rubble,
debris and wreckage for emergency
responders to clean up.
Almost one year to the date on May
3rd, 2014, TEEMCO (Total Energy
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and Environmental Management
C o m p a n y ) , t h e n a t i o n ’s l e a d i n g
environmental services company in
the shale oil and gas industry, gave
back to the Oklahoma City and
its suburbs by joining forces with
America Responds with Love, a
nonprofit organization that provides
services and products to people
in need. TEEMCO and America
Responds with Love partnered to
help organize this event that assisted
with planting more than 175,000
bulbs in 13 communities that were
devastated by the tornadoes. Those
Oklahoma communities included:
Bethel Acres, Carney, Dale, El Reno,
L u t h e r, M a u d , M c L o u d , M o o r e ,
N e w e l l a , O k l a h o m a C i t y, P e c a n
Va l l e y, S h a w n e e a n d Te c u m s e .
“There we organized 100,000 flower
bulbs with more than 20 acres
of seeds, and then transported
t h e m b a c k t o O k l a h o m a C i t y. A s
a company, we joined together on
May 3rd to distribute the seeds to
13 different communities that were
devastated by last year’s storms.”
Collectively, the affected communities
rallied together to rebuild, while
TEEMCO volunteers took the day to
ensure that the various communities’
beauty was restored. “On May 2nd,
TEEMCO environmental engineers left
Oklahoma City for Joplin, Missouri,”
explained Beau Bohanan, Director of
Marketing, TEEMCO.
Being leaders in the shale oil and
gas industry and protecting the
environment is simply what TEEMCO
does. Bohanan noted, “At TEECMO,
the environment is a part of who we
are. We meet the needs of oil
and gas producers by making sure
they are in compliance with the EPA
and other federal regulations. We
pride ourselves on being protectors
As a whole, the community
appreciated TEEMCO’s efforts to give
back. “When any organization gives
back to the community, it’s a great
blessing,” expressed Melvin R. Davis,
Captain, Oklahoma City Police
Department, who added, “When it
comes to improving the environment,
it means a lot. Our community
wishes TEEMCO success in their
endeavors here.”