OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Hundreds of Oklahomans from rural counties gathered at the State Capitol on Tuesday to rally against commercial green energy efforts across the state.

Protestors from Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, McIntosh, and over a dozen other counties took part in the Freedom Brigade rally at the State Capitol on Tuesday. They protested commercial green energy companies coming to Oklahoma.

They are asking for an executive order from Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt to stop solar, wind, and other green energy companies, especially foreign ones, from buying up Oklahoma land.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and some state lawmakers joined them to call on Governor Stitt to stop these projects that they say will harm these rural communities.

“The Oklahoma that I’m fighting for is not one I want to see littered with wind turbines, solar farms, powering AI data centers,” said State Rep. Neil Hays (R) Muskogee County.

Attorney General Drummond was joined by nearly a dozen state lawmakers who spoke against green energy companies moving into rural Oklahoma.

“Trump’s certification yesterday will end the climate agenda,” Drummond said. “I’m so proud to be among you who fight for Oklahoma for our oil and gas energy and push back on the green scheme. Thank you.”

FOX23 has brought you coverage of some of the recent green energy developments that were spoken about on Tuesday, such as the federal transmission line that was called off in Creek County or the more than 100 wind turbines planned for McIntosh County.

Speakers criticized those green energy efforts, claiming those companies buy rural Oklahoma land and negatively impact the communities and environments around them.

“It’s time that we let the outsiders know we don’t want to let them affect our quality of life in Oklahoma,” said State Rep. Tim Turner (R) McIntosh and Haskell Counties.

State Rep. Turner represents McIntosh and Haskell Counties. He said there are legislative efforts underway at the Capitol waiting to play out in the coming months.

“In House District 15 right now with these turbines, we have to concentrate on that,” Turner said. “As legislators, we make policy for all 77 counties and my position right now is making sure the positions of District 15 are taken care of and making sure this project does not affect the quality of life for my residents in that district.”

There was also the promotion of several pieces of legislation being filed to prohibit green energy companies, especially foreign ones, from buying land in Oklahoma or reaching agreements with the state government.

They hope bills affecting rural parts of Oklahoma will be heard in legislative committee next month.

Some green energy companies, such as Canada-based TransAlta, which is planning to build wind turbines in McIntosh County, have posted that their goal is to cut down on the world’s carbon footprint.

However, they’ve been heavily criticized for being from foreign countries such as Canada or China.