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Tag Archives: wind energy

wind turbines by gabriel cristover perez

by Gabriel C. Pérez

Eye on Texas: The ‘Bleached Sentinels’ of Nolan County

Mon, Oct 31, 2016 |

Austin photographer and multimedia producer Gabriel C. Pérez marvels at the towering wind turbines of Nolan County in October's Eye on Texas photo feature....Read More

by Asher Elbein

Fragile Species

Can bats survive in a human-engineered world?

Mon, Apr 25, 2016 |

Can bats survive in a human-engineered world? From the east, a fungal infection is moving cave by cave, leaving obliterated bat populations in its wake....Read More

wind energy The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the federal government from implementing new clean power regulations, thanks to a lawsuit brought by Texas and 24 other states.

by Naveena Sadasivam

Winds of Change

Scare-mongering claims about Texas' electric grid capacity haven't yet played out, despite record-setting winds.

Wed, Feb 24, 2016 |

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas says 'human ingenuity' will allow it to integrate record amounts of wind-generated energy into the grid....Read More

State of Texas — solar power

by Forrest Wilder

State of Texas: The Future’s So Bright You Gotta Wear Shades

Thu, Aug 13, 2015 |

In the last decade or so, renewable power has become increasingly competitive with fossil fuels — and is even cheaper than coal and natural gas in many parts ...Read More

Katharine Hayhoe and Michael Webber on climate change

by Katharine Hayhoe and Michael Webber

The Next 60: Cutting Carbon and Reinventing the Economy

Thu, Dec 18, 2014 |

Texas is uniquely vulnerable to a changing climate but also poised to take advantage of a carbon-free economy that includes wind and solar power....Read More

by Forrest Wilder

Tea Party Legislator Wants to Eliminate Texas’ Wind Energy Standard

Thu, Feb 28, 2013 |

Texas' successful wind industry could be undercut under legislation filed today by freshman Rep. Scott Sanford, a Republican from McKinney. Sanford's bill wo...Read More

T. Boone Pickens’ Alternative Energy Hype

by Bill Minutaglio

Wed, Dec 26, 2012

Bottom line: Pickens spent 2012 pulling the plug, saying that solar and wind energy are not worth his time and money—while putting his muscle into the kind of...Read More

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