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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2506: Spanish Moss

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 25, 2023 · Episode: 2506 Spanish Moss — not at all the stuff of antebellum decay. Today, a remarkable stuffing.

Tags biology Ford Model-T industry non-parasites Spanish moss upholstery William Faulkner zoology

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2304: Carnegie and Young Watt

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 28, 2022 · Episode: 2304 Andrew Carnegie reads an important lesson in the life of young James Watt. Today, Carnegie speaks through Watt.

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Pipeline Protesters Could Face 20 Years In Prison Under Trump Administration Proposal

Travis Bubenik

Posted on June 4, 2019 · The plan would stiffen penalties for disrupting oil and gas pipelines.

Tags dakota access pipeline energy industry oil and gas Pipeline Protests pipeline safety Pipelines Texas Legislature Trans-Pecos Pipeline

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New Pipelines To Relieve “Bottleneck” In 2019, But What About After?

Travis Bubenik

Posted on December 31, 2018 · One research firm expects some planned pipelines will be consolidated or delayed.

Tags energy industry oil and gas Oil exports oil prices Pipelines

Energy & Environment

A Multi-Billion Dollar Plan Aims To Protect Houston’s Heavy Industry From Hurricanes

Travis Bubenik

Posted on December 14, 2018 · The government's preferred plan for better protecting the coast will take billions of dollars, political will and community buy-in, ingredients that aren't always easy to come by.

Tags Coastal Barrier energy environment flooding galveston houston ship channel Hurricanes industry

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Monthly U.S. Oil Production Hits Record High

Travis Bubenik

Posted on November 1, 2018 · Texas hit its own monthly record at 4.6 million barrels per day.

Tags energy Energy Information Administration industry oil and gas Oil production

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Researchers Say Texas Regulations Ignore Most Harmful Pollutants from Coal

Travis Bubenik

Posted on October 30, 2018 · A new study says sulfur dioxide is the most dangerous pollutant coming from Texas coal plants.

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Researchers: “No Link” between Fracking And Methane in North Texas Groundwater

Travis Bubenik

Posted on September 25, 2018 · Water wells with high levels of methane can be at risk of exploding, but researchers who looked at the issue in the Dallas-Fort Worth area say fracking isn't to blame.

Tags energy environment fracking groundwater industry methane oil and gas

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EPA Moves to Roll Back Obama-Era Methane Rules

Travis Bubenik

Posted on September 11, 2018 · The agency wants to ease rules on monitoring and fixing oilfield methane leaks

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Arkema Asks Judge to Pause Lawsuit over Fires during Harvey

Travis Bubenik

Posted on September 6, 2018 · The company says the lawsuit is "nearly identical" to a criminal case brought by Harris County.

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Texas Unemployment In February Holds Steady At 4 Percent

Associated Press

Posted on March 23, 2018 · Industries adding jobs last month included professional and business services, with 13,200 more positions

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Energy & Environment

Houston’s Economy Will See ‘Moderate’ Growth Without An Oil Rebound

Travis Bubenik

Posted on November 9, 2017 · “It looks like a pretty dismal outcome, but it’s hardly the end of the world," the IRF's director said

Tags economics houston economy industry jobs oil and gas

Energy & Environment

Report Explores “Radical” Low-Carbon Energy Scenario

Travis Bubenik

Posted on August 10, 2017 · The envisioned "radical" future still includes plenty of oil and gas.

Tags energy industry oil and gas Renewable Energy solar wind energy

Energy & Environment

Environmental Group Sues EPA Over Houston-Area Pollution Permits

Travis Bubenik

Posted on July 20, 2017 · It's an effort to force the agency to respond to objections about various air permits.

Tags air pollution air quality environment epa industry Refineries tceq

Energy & Environment

Bill Delaying New Ozone Standards Moves Forward In Congress

Travis Bubenik

Posted on July 19, 2017 · One local environmental group calls the bill an "excuse on the part of industry" to not address air quality problems more aggressively.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2496: Trilobites

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Posted on February 19, 2023 · Episode: 2496 Trilobites: Wondrous window upon the processes of evolution. Today, the evolution of the trilobite.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2460: Forms of Nature

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Posted on January 16, 2023 · Episode: 2460 In praise of the City: A fine piece of the natural world. Today, another look at form and function.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2392: A Weather Report

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Posted on November 5, 2022 · Episode: 2392 A weather report, and more, from the South Pole. Today, a weather report.

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