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Executives at Texas summit claim clean-energy transition is failing and say world should ‘abandon the fantasy’ of fossil-fuel phaseout

Kudos to ABC13 in Houston for reporting honestly on how the UHI affects Houston’s temperatures.

$27bn deal would create the first direct route from Canadian mines to Gulf coast, while another would ship controversial oil from Utah

A new initiative has been established to help support start-ups within the low-carbon hydrogen value chain with the aim to accelerate the decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors and the energy transition.

Tapping the geothermal energy stored beneath the Earth’s surface as a way to generate renewable power is one of the new visions for the future that’s captured the attention of environmentalists and oil and gas...

Late last year, Solugen, a startup using synthetic biology to take hydrocarbons out of the chemicals industry, decided against pursuing a new round of funding that would have valued the company at over $1 billion, TechCrunch...

It's a loss for golfers but a big win for plant lovers. After decades in the planning stage, the Houston Botanic Garden finally opened September 18 on the former Glenbrook Golf Course in southeast Houston....

From Paper City Mag The City Government’s Remarkable Feat Defies the Odds With Ambitious Climate Action Plan BY Staff Report // 07.02.19 14 The City of Houston is a leader in renewable energy. It’s no secret that...

Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) – Federal and state authorities on Friday criminally charged climate change protesters for shutting down the largest U.S. energy-export port for a day by dangling from a bridge. The protest...

Exactly two years after Hurricane Harvey blew through Houston, Texas, the state government approved a “Rainy Day Fund” earmarked for flood prevention projects and resilient infrastructure...

Google has employed its network of street-view vehicles to also measure street-level air quality in recent years, through an initiative it calls “Project Air View.” Today, it’s making available to scientists...

Nearly one out of every 10 low-income housing projects is in a flood zone. In Houston, residents of a government-subsidized complex have sued the landlord, arguing that the subsidy system unfairly traps them in a cycle of...

Guest rebuttal by David Middleton Houston can’t afford to accept Trump’s view of climate change [Editorial] By The Editorial Board Dec. 1, 2018 Updated: Dec. 4, 2018 President Trump frequently acts like he knows what...

Last August, Hurricane Harvey set records as the costliest hurricane in history and the wettest tropical cyclone ever in the U.S. The storm displaced more than 30,000 people, many of whom are still struggling to recover in...

More than six months since Hurricane Harvey decimated much of Central America and the American Gulf Coast, the public still doesn't have the answers it needs regarding the full public health impact of the powerful storm...