Tracking the players in the ever-growing energy and environmental world.
The controversial project may have another consequence that’s been largely overlooked. It could actually make gasoline cost more.
Texas has lots of ambition. Some Texans strive to open the world’s largest convenience store. But of more interest to us is another goal: the state wants to have10,000 megawatts of the power in its portfolio come from renewable energy by 2025. And according a new report by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state continues […]
Where will the Keystone XL pipeline go through Texas? A new interactive map will show you its route through the Lone Star State.
Gas prices are going down. For a state heavy on drilling, how low is too low?
If you’re getting ready for summer grilling season, be warned. You can expect the price of steaks and hamburgers to be higher this summer. The reason is that cattle prices are nearly double what they were last year. The drought that struck Texas in 2011 caused the state cattle industry to lose over three billion […]
This week the Sierra Club filed a federal lawsuit against Energy Future Holdings Corp. and its subsidiary, Luminant Generation Company. The Sierra Club alleges that Luminant’s Big Brown coal-fired power plant has “thousands of ongoing air pollution violations” of the Clean Air Act. The plant is located approximately 65 miles northeast of Waco in Freestone […]
Photo by Flickr user OneEighteen/Creative Commons This afternoon the BBC’s Newshour will be broadcasting a special live 2-hour show with StateImpact Texas partner KUHF in Houston. Our very own Dave Fehling will join a live panel at the Port of Houston that will look at the question: Can America be energy independent by 2020? Also on the panel are […]
Oil and gas drilling in Texas is alive and well, according to a new numbers from the Railroad Commission of Texas. The commission says that 943 oil permits were completed this March, meaning that they’ve been built and are either scheduled to produce or already producing. That’s up from 518 oil completions during March 2011. […]
After several unusual personal loans came to light, the CEO and chairman of Chesapeake Energy, one of the biggest players in the world of fracking for natural gas, is now just CEO, according to the company. In a program called the “Founder Well Participation Program,” Aubrey McClendon was allowed to purchase an interest in each […]
One Houston lawyer’s attempt to hold oil and gas companies accountable when he feels the state and EPA cannot.
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