Houston Matters
Cost of prescription drugs (March 7, 2023)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Eli Lilly is capping the cost of its insulin. We discuss why and consider how it might affect the prices for other medications.
Tag: global warming
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2392: A Weather Report
Posted on · Episode: 2392 A weather report, and more, from the South Pole. Today, a weather report.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2826: Carbon Sequestration
Posted on · Episode: 2826 Reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide with carbon sequestration. Today, the world's highest profile molecule.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2215: Surviving Ourselves
Posted on · Episode: 2215 Surviving Ourselves: Another look at the long ecology debate. Today, the problem of saving the world.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2199: Who Were the Irish?
Posted on · Episode: 2199 Who were the Irish long ago? Today, when the Irish were Egyptians.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2179: Science Breakthroughs of 2006
Posted on · Episode: 2179 Science magazine’s list of Breakthroughs in 2006. Today, the big science news of 2006.
Energy & Environment
Biden announces a plan in Glasgow to help poorer countries with climate change
Posted on · In a speech to the U.N. climate summit on Monday, President Biden laid out his strategy for reaching goals to curb emissions — and a plan to help developing countries adapt to climate change.
Energy & Environment
Carbon Dioxide, Which Drives Climate Change, Reaches Highest Level In 4 Million Years
Posted on · The amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere reached 419 parts per million in May, its highest level in more than four million years, according to NOAA. Fossil fuel use is driving the increase.
Energy & Environment
Houston’s ‘New Normal’: A Hotter And Wetter Climate
Posted on · Houston’s average monthly temperatures have gotten warmer year-round, according to the latest data from NOAA.
Energy & Environment
Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut
Posted on · The president will begin a climate summit by announcing that the United States will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half, based on 2005 levels, by the end of the decade.
Energy & Environment
Climate Report Forecasts Houston Will Have Longer Heatwaves, Hotter Days And Nights By End Of Century
Posted on · Without a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, Houston could see heatwaves that last up to 111 days by the end of the century, according to a new climate report.
Energy & Environment
Texas’ Biggest Oil And Gas Industry Group Accepts Role In Climate Change
Posted on · Scientists have said for more than a century that emitting carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels heats up Earth’s atmosphere. But, until recently, industry representatives and their political allies have avoided acknowledging the link publically.
Bauer Business Focus
This Houston Entrepreneur’s App Aims To Help People Reduce Their Carbon Footprint
Posted on · Dakota Stormer launched his Footprint App this month on smartphones.
Energy & Environment
Students Rally Outside Houston City Hall For Global Climate Change Strike
Posted on · It comes a day after yet another tropical storm put parts of Houston under water.
Houston Matters
We’ve Known About Climate Change For Years And Young People Are Frustrated Over Inaction
Posted on · Young activists in Houston weigh in on the issue of climate change ahead of an event with author and environmentalist Bill McKibben.