Energy - Deceleration (Page 7)

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

/ 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

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

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

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

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.

By Greg Harman

/ 30 Jan 2021

CPS Energy Proposes Moving ‘Beyond Coal’ by 2030