Energy - Deceleration (Page 5)

Fossil Fuels Have Swamped CPS Energy’s Rate Advisory Committee

CPS Energy’s Rate Advisory Committee is centering fossil fuel interests, alienating Councilmembers, and just lost its most influential equity voice. What can be done?

By Greg Harman

/ 7 Dec 2021

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‘Gracias a Petroleo’: Fossil Fuel Ad Campaign Claims the Taco Truck

Look Beyond’s “San Antonio Entrepreneur Series” highlights businesses willing to give the petroleum industry an unqualified endorsement.

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Nov 2021

San Antonio’s Five Most ‘Energy Burdened’ Neighborhoods

Energy costs more when you have less. It’s a fact long accepted in the same punishing way that people accept forced disconnections from power naturally flows from an inability to keep up with the bills.

By Greg Harman

/ 19 Nov 2021

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Why We Can’t Stop Thinking About Paula Gold-Williams (And Neither Should You)

A review of the legacy of outgoing CPS CEO Paula Gold-Williams reveals how she deftly managed climate action expectations through delay and misdirection. But with critical global deadlines looming, her replacement must make an equitable transition to clean energy their top priority.

By Greg Harman

/ 31 Oct 2021

Texas Climate Pollution Dipped 6 Percent in 2020, 10.5 Percent in San Antonio

COVID-19, mass unemployment, as well as a rise of cleaner energy sources all contributed to lower greenhouse gas emissions responsible for overheating the planet and amplifying violent weather around the world. But clearly pandemic is not a climate strategy.

By Greg Harman

/ 17 Oct 2021

SA Climate Ready Pushes Back on Proposal to Tackle CPS Power Plants

CPS Energy’s massive power plants make it the ‘elephant in the room’ when it comes to climate planning. But climate committee members are resisting putting the utility at the center of discussion.

By Greg Harman

/ 8 Oct 2021

SA Climate Ready Pushes Back on Proposal to Tackle CPS Power Plants

CPS Energy Resumes Forced Disconnections as SAWS Bakes in Debt Forgiveness

outstanding debt of residential customers in its payment plan. CPS isn’t following along.

By Greg Harman

/ 2 Oct 2021

CPS Energy Resumes Forced Disconnections as SAWS Bakes in Debt Forgiveness

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

How the EV push threatens Native religious practice in the United States

An Australian company has lithium mining rights on 5,000 acres of public lands. But even as exploratory wells circle sacred springs, the Hualapai Tribe are granted few rights to

By Greg Harman

/ 17 Jun 2021

PODCAST: CPS Energy vs the People of San Antonio

Several incoming San Antonio Council members want to freeze utility disconnections, reform CPS rates, and close the Spruce coal plant. They’d do well to listen to the attorney fighting CPS Energy’s lawsuit to eliminate the people’s right to reform the utility by petition.

By Greg Harman

/ 8 Jun 2021

darby riley cps energía protesta mayo 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

/ 30 Apr 2021

Texas Activists Took Their Fight Against a Natural Gas Project Abroad—And They’re Winning

The Texas Railroad Commission’s about-face on natural gas flaring can be partially linked to pressure from European companies concerned about Texas’ dirty gas. Amal Ahmed | Texas Observer In February,

By Greg Harman

/ 1 Apr 2021

Texas Activists Took Their Fight Against a Natural Gas Project Abroad—And They’re Winning