Renewable Energy

Congress has long struggled to pass new laws addressing climate change, even ones with bipartisan support. But the end-of-year spending package includes an energy bill with major climate measures.

From Texas Standard:Carbon emissions have been down in recent weeks because of the pandemic because far fewer people are driving or flying. But that has…

From Texas Standard:Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. When it was first celebrated in 1970, more than 20 million people took to the…

The City of Georgetown earned international attention a few years ago by becoming the largest city in the U.S. to run completely on renewable power. Now,…

Austin students rallied at the state Capitol today to raise awareness of the climate crisis as part of an international youth climate strike. Organizers…

The 2019 legislative session saw fights over renewable energy, climate resilience and pipeline construction. Now that the dust is settling on the field of…

Wind power in Texas is often seen as one of the state’s great success stories. It’s grown so much in the last 20 years that the state now leads the…

From Texas Standard:A somewhat old idea to address climate change is getting new life, now that it appears to have the backing of New York freshman…

Energy Secretary Rick Perry spoke in Austin today about a new Department of Energy plan to bail out failing coal and nuclear power plants in the name of…

When Billy Whipple was learning carpentry as a young man in New England, he got some strange advice about from a veteran carpenter.“He had his old beliefs…