Energy - Deceleration (Page 6)

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

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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

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

Texas Lege: Bear Many Children, Feed Them Gas. Climate Be Damned.

If Texas lawmakers really cared about ‘customer choice,’ HB 17, a bill to mandate gas hook-ups in new buildings, would not just prevent the ‘discrimination’ against fossil fuels but help

By Greg Harman

/ 31 Mar 2021

Texas Lege: Bear Many Children, Feed Them Gas. Climate Be Damned.

Pipelines Leaving Dangerous Oil and Gas Waste Behind

Millions of miles of oil and gas pipelines stitch across the United States. And there are few rules protecting property owners when they are abandoned, potentially collapsing, exploding, or leaking

By Greg Harman

/ 5 Mar 2021

CPS Energy Couldn’t Stop the Freezing Blackout…Because People

CPS Energy’s CEO blamed failed conservation by local residents as a key contributor to the region’s multi-day blackout. Yet the conservation programs are voluntary, underfunded … and the utility

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Feb 2021

CPS Energy Couldn’t Stop the Freezing Blackout…Because People

Low-Income Texans Already Face Frigid Temperatures at Home. Then the Winter Storm Hit.

Power plants without insulation failed, leading to sustained blackouts. But poor insulation in homes across the state made it even harder to stay warm. Amal Ahed | Texas Observer This story

By Greg Harman

/ 26 Feb 2021

Low-Income Texans Already Face Frigid Temperatures at Home. Then the Winter Storm Hit.

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

CULTIVATOR: News for January 24-January 30

What a time to start a weekly news wrap-up on the climate justice front. Stories of sweeping and rapid change have followed the incoming Biden Administration: reentering Paris and punking

By Greg Harman

/ 31 Jan 2021

CULTIVATOR: News for January 24-January 30

CPS Energy Proposes Moving ‘Beyond Coal’ by 2030

After years of community pressure and, most recently, a petition that would have forced the JK Spruce Coal Plant to shutter, San Antonio’s City-owned utility starts facing reality. Greg

By Greg Harman

/ 30 Jan 2021

CPS Energy Proposes Moving ‘Beyond Coal’ by 2030

Utility Disconnections are Increasing—and the Pandemic Is Far From Over

Who is going to pick up the bill for estimated $10B in unpaid bills? Here are some options to avoid mass utility disconnections. Theodore J. Kury The shutdowns and restrictions

By Greg Harman

/ 16 Nov 2020

Utility Disconnections are Increasing—and the Pandemic Is Far From Over

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