Climate reporting and analysis

IPCC Wake-Up Call: Global Emissions Must Peak by 2025

Earth could exceed 1.5°C of global warming – the “safe” limit for temperature rise outlined in the Paris Agreement, according to a landmark report by the world’s most senior climate scientists.

By Greg Harman

/ 18 Aug 2021

After Kelcy Warren’s Energy Transfer Partners Made Billions from the Deadly Texas Blackouts, He Gave $1 Million to Greg Abbott

The natural gas industry raked in billions during the winter grid failure and Governor Abbott let them off the hook. He was rewarded with a huge campaign contribution from the

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Jul 2021

San Antonio’s Top Climate Polluters

Click graphs above for Top US Climate Offenders, Top 10 Texas Climate Polluters, and the biggest Corpus Christi offenders. Data is from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Inventory for point-

By Greg Harman

/ 5 May 2021

Texas Winter Storm: Worst Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Catastrophe in Recent U.S. History

They used their car to stay warm when a winter storm brought down the Texas power grid. In a state that doesn’t require carbon monoxide alarms in homes, they

By Greg Harman

/ 29 Apr 2021

SURVEY: How Did San Antonio’s Winter Storm Impact You?

It’s been two months since nearly 300,000 San Antonio residents were cast into freezing darkness during February’s Winter Storm Uri. And while there have been plenty of meetings revealing bits and pieces of the whys and hows of the breakdown, no one seems to be taking the time to ask residents how t

By Greg Harman

/ 19 Apr 2021

encuesta: tormenta de invierno de san antonio

Indigenous youth keep pressure on Biden in pipeline fights

With the Line 3 and Dakota Access pipelines threatening Indigenous land, youth from the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes ran 2,000 miles to deliver a powerful message to the new administration.

By Greg Harman

/ 11 Apr 2021

Indigenous youth keep pressure on Biden in pipeline fights

San Antonio’s Disaster Committee Discovers the Disaster Planning That Wasn’t

After nearly 400,000 were left freezing without power and light during Winter Storm Uri and water pump stations failed, the ire of local residents fell on San Antonio’s

By Greg Harman

/ 23 Mar 2021

San Antonio’s Disaster Committee Discovers the Disaster Planning That Wasn’t

[UPDATED] At least 57 people died during the Texas winter storm—nearly half were in Harris County

While most were the result of hypothermia, some were caused by car accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning, and medical equipment failure. Sami Sparber | Texas Tribune [As of March 27, 2021, the

By Greg Harman

/ 16 Mar 2021

Media struggles with mixed climate signals during Winter Storm Uri

This week, a blast of Arctic air has engulfed much of the central US, bringing freezing conditions and record low temperatures to many states. Texas, in particular, has been badly

By Greg Harman

/ 23 Feb 2021

Media struggles with mixed climate signals during Winter Storm Uri

18 Charts: 2020’s Record-Breaking Warming as Biden Rejoins Paris

EDITOR’S NOTE: Even as President Biden enters the White House with an unprecedented commitment to fighting industrially driven global warming and taking several critical immediate actions, including reentering the

By Greg Harman

/ 22 Jan 2021

Biden Reportedly to Rescind Keystone XL Permit Wednesday, Rejoin Paris Accord

Indigenous-Led Movement Credited With Huge Victory over Proposed Alberta-to-Nebraska Tar Sands Pipeline. Jake Johnston President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly planning on the day of his inauguration

By Greg Harman

/ 18 Jan 2021

Utility Violence: CPS Energy’s History of Forced Shutoffs

To Truly Tackle Root Inequities, Council Must Address CPS Energy’s Legacy of Disconnections Greg Harman San Antonio summers are a time of retreat. During 2012, Texas’s hottest year

By Greg Harman

/ 12 Aug 2020

Utility Violence: CPS Energy’s History of Forced Shutoffs