Kate Galbraith, Texas Tribune
ReporterKate Galbraith reported on clean energy for The New York Times from 2008 to 2009, serving as the lead writer for the Times' Green blog. She began her career at The Economist in 2000 and spent 2005 to 2007 in Austin as the magazine's Southwest correspondent. A Nieman fellow in journalism at Harvard University from 2007 to 2008, she has an undergraduate degree in English from Harvard and a master's degree from the London School of Economics.
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Basically, Texas has its own grid to avoid dealing with — you guessed it — the feds. -
During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama doubled down on his vision for renewable energy, calling for more wind and solar… -
Subjects like solar panels and smart-grid technologies become a topic of discussion at plenty of Austin happy hours. But when dozens of people gathered at… -
In recent years, Texas’ state parks havestruggled with falling visitor numbers and budget cuts. These days, in their quest to lure people back, the parks… -
It might not be the safest week to mention this, but here goes:The Texas longhorns owe their survival in large part to Oklahoma.Oklahoma and the federal… -
A 12-page report released Wednesday by the Texas comptroller's office offers a wide-ranging look at the effects of the record drought that is still… -
Will the lights stay on in 2012? Texas electricity experts cannot say for certain.The state’s electric grid operators are coming off of a tumultuous year,… -
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a new rule on Wednesday aimed at reducing the amount of mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants.… -
In a report released Thursday, the state's electric grid operator indicated that next summer could see a repeat of the rolling blackout threats that… -
Texas Railroad Commission employees will now be able to carry concealed firearms as they go about their work, following a unanimous vote on Tuesday by the…
