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Denmark Opens Consulate In Houston
Posted on · The Houston consulate will serve the southwestern United States
Tag: wind energy
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Houston Company Seeks To Breathe Life Into Massive Wind Power Project
Posted on · Houston's Clean Line Energy has turned to a former Missouri governor to argue before that state's supreme court on behalf of a $2.3 billion wind energy transmission project.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Transmitting Wind Energy, And Writer Junot Diaz (April 3, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn about a Houston-based project to transmit wind energy across the Midwest. Then, we learn about standards for sanitation at health clinics. Plus, we discuss the effectiveness of protesting. And Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz talks about his children's book, Islandborn.
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Perry’s Plan To Prop Up Nuclear, Coal Power Fails As Another Texas Coal Plant Closes
Posted on · The state's former governor is lobbying to extend a hand to the nation's struggling coal and nuclear industries
Energy & Environment
Coastal Wind Farms “Dodged a Bullet” During Harvey
Posted on · Wind farms near Corpus Christi made it through the storm intact, despite 100 MPH gusts.
Energy & Environment
Report Explores “Radical” Low-Carbon Energy Scenario
Posted on · The envisioned "radical" future still includes plenty of oil and gas.
Energy & Environment
‘Brave New Workers’: A Texas Cowboy Finds Fortune In The Wind
Posted on · What happens to workers when an industry collapses or a new technology takes off? NPR brings you stories of people adapting to a changing economy. This week: a former cowboy in the wind industry.
Houston Matters
Wind: The Number One Renewable Energy Source in Texas
Posted on · Weâre setting aside time each Thursday in the coming weeks to discuss developments in energy production in Texas. Last week, we talked about solar power in Houston. In the coming weeks, weâll discuss nuclear and other forms of energy. Today, we turn our attention to wind power and talk with Michael Skelly, founder and president of […]
Energy & Environment
Wind Energy Takes Flight In The Heart Of Texas Oil Country
Posted on · Texas leads the nation in wind energy, while wind turbine technician is the fastest-growing job in the U.S. The industry flourished under former Gov. Rick Perry, Trump's new energy secretary.
Energy & Environment
How A Houston Company Could Store Electricity In The Ground
Posted on · Texas may someday soon have a big electrical problem. Not a shortage of electricity. Just the opposite: too much electricity at the wrong time. Could it be “stored” in underground caverns?
Houston Matters
DOE Works to Build Avenues to Transmit Renewable Energy — What Does That Mean For Houston?
Posted on · A Houston-based company has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a project designed to modernize a portion of the country’s electric grid and be able to deliver wind-generated energy from the Texas panhandle, Oklahoma and southwest Kansas to more than 1.5 million homes across several states. DOE […]
Houston Matters
Should There Be More Tax Credits for Wind Energy in Texas?
Posted on · Environment Texas has released a report charting the progress of wind power in Texas since 2001. The environmental group is hoping to spur Congress to pass another round of wind production tax credits. Such PTCs are given to utilities based on how much electricity they generate from wind. Congress renewed the wind incentive last year, […]
Full Show
Failures in Corruption Investigations at the Border: Wednesday’s Show (December 16, 2015)
Posted on · On Tuesday (Dec. 15 2015), Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas National Guard troops would remain at the Mexico border. Their nearly 18-month mission — prompted by an influx of unaccompanied children pouring into the country — was supposed to end this month, but it will now continue amid another wave of arrivals. Of course, it’s not just […]
Energy & Environment
Report Predicts What Will Happen To Your Electric Bill In Coming Years
Posted on · Analysts find Texas is a real powerhouse when it comes to electricity.
Good, Bad and Ugly
More Wind Power, HERO Trial, and Texas Earthquakes: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · From an increasing percentage of Texas energy coming from the wind, to the winding down of the trial over Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance, to HISD police getting body cameras, to an increased risk for earthquakes in Texas: we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this week’s Houston news. This week’s panel of non-experts consists […]