Energy & Environment
Wind Energy On Track To Surpass Coal Power In Texas
Posted on · Power generated from wind matched that from coal for the first time in 2019.
Posted on · Power generated from wind matched that from coal for the first time in 2019.
Posted on · Democrats had criticized Bernard McNamee for his past comments promoting fossil fuels over renewables.
Posted on · Rice environmental engineering professor Daniel Cohan discusses who's responsibility it is to insure Texas coal plants comply with federal emission standards.
Posted on · A new study says sulfur dioxide is the most dangerous pollutant coming from Texas coal plants.
Posted on · The move would resonate more strongly in coal-heavy regions of the country than in Texas, where natural gas and renewables have advantages over coal.
Posted on · Houston Matters learns about a new proposal from the EPA that would formally replace the Clean Power Plan.
Posted on · Our panel of non-experts weighs in on the stories from this week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · About 850 jobs are being lost from the plants shutting down.
Posted on · The coal industry found an ally in Trump’s pick to helm the Department of Energy: former Texas Gov. Rick Perry
Posted on · As multiple Texas coal plants wind down operations, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is pushing a widely decried proposal to subsidize coal and nuclear plants in the name of grid resiliency.
Posted on · Texas' largest generator of coal-powered energy, Luminant, said it is ceasing operations at two plants in the state
Posted on · "Rhetoric's one thing, money’s another," said one energy researcher
Posted on · What's the future of coal now that the Trump administration is pulling out of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan?
Posted on · The agency plans to let Texas power plants pursue "alternatives" to retrofitting plants with emission controls
Posted on · We've been devoting time in recent weeks to talking about the various sources of energy in Greater Houston and across Texas. In previous weeks, we've talked about the future of energy from wind, solar, coal and nuclear and natural gas. On today's show, we examine any forms of energy we may have missed, including biofuels. […]