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Cap Metro’s debut at the Sunset Commission
Cap Metro’s hearing at the Sunset Advisory Commission on Tuesday wasn’t the public flogging many might have expected, given the mass transit authority’s myriad problems over the past several years. It...
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Dirtiest Oil in the World to be Refined in Texas?
TransCanada, a pipeline company out of Canada, wants to build a pipeline to bring the dirtiest kind of oil in the world from tar sands mines in Alberta, Canada to refineries in Houston and Beaumont....
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Austin Energy offers consumers assistance with charging stations for their...
In the coming weeks you might notice a sleek, new Nissan LEAF or Chevy Volt cruising past you on the road. Many of the major car companies are introducing electric, plug-in vehicles (EVs) designed for...
View ArticleYou can participate in setting new fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks
The Obama Administration released a notice of intent on Friday, October 15 to opened up a public comment session on fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks, specifically setting a goal of an...
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Clean Cars Could Save Texans over $16 million on Thanksgiving Travel
Regardless of your car needs, a more fuel efficient vehicle is available. But we can do better! As Texas families prepare for one of the busiest travel holidays of the year, a new Environment Texas...
View ArticleFor your holiday travel pleasure
If you are traveling this holiday weekend, here’s a short cautionary tale for your holiday enjoyment. A musician named Dave Carroll recently had difficulty with United Airlines. United apparently...
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Texas’ proposed rule to accept radioactive waste from many other states...
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant -by Wikipedia In an article by the New York Times that focuses on Vermont‘s concerns about losing space to waste from generators in other states, Matthew Wald...
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To Beef or Not to Beef: The Cattle Industry is Trampling All Over Our...
The next time you bite into that double quarter-pounder with cheese, you may want to think twice about it. Literally though, once for your health and once for Mother Nature dearest. The livestock and...
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EPA’s Partial E15 Waiver: More ethanol?
Over the past couple of years, there has been a heated debate involving the potential EPA implementation of allowing a greater percentage of ethanol in gasoline. The current volume percentage of...
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Deadly Train Explosion Signals Wake Up Call to Regulators
After several major accidents involving crude oil trains derailing and exploding, the National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB] is warning that “major loss of life” could result from an accident if...
View ArticleTexas House Interim Charges to Watch
Between legislative sessions, the Texas Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House of Representatives appoint Interim Committees to study important issues that help guide the Texas Legislature’s...
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Above All Else World Premiere at SXSW
Photo by Max Anderson Above All Else had their world premiere to a full audience at South by Southwest in Austin on Monday, March 10, 2014. The film takes an intimate look at a group of landowners and...
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Exxon-Valdez Spill Anniversary: 25 Years Later, Oil Still Persist
Boom surrounded the Exxon Valdez as underwent preliminary repairs at its temporary home just off Naked Island, April 7, 1989. Photo by Erik Hill, Anchorage Daily News Twenty-five years ago today the...
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Fracking Boom Linked to Fatal Crashes on Texas Roads
A new investigation shows a strong correlation between the fracking boom and a significant increase in fatal crashes in Texas. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is known for the environmental dangers...
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Trains carrying oil an accident waiting to happen
Opinions Parras: Trains carrying oil an accident waiting to happen: Officials should back federal efforts to strengthen crude transport safety By Juan Parras | Houston Chronicle | March 27, 2015 |...
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Another Oil Train Explosion On the Heels of New Rail Safety Rules
Last week, federal regulators passed new safety rules governing crude by rail, which has boomed because of the growth in U.S. oil production. Just days later, another oil train derailed in North...
View ArticleResident Explains How Oil and Chemical Trains Endanger Houston
HOUSTON – Public Citizen, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, the Texas Campaign for the Environment and the Healthy Port Communities Coalition co-hosted a neighborhood meeting in Houston’s...
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As The Number of Bomb On Rails To Houston Increase, Texas Firefighters...
Firefighters training for oil train disaster at A&M facility Rural Texas communities are having to consider preparing for a first responder nightmare scenario, a train derailment involving the ever...
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Uber and Lyft Inject Corporate Money into Austin Politics
If you’ve used a taxi or similar transportation service in a major U.S. city recently, you’ve probably heard of Uber or Lyft. Uber and Lyft are two mobile ride hailing companies that were both founded...
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Climate Change Challenge: Reducing Aviation Emissions
As a global industry, aviation produces 2% of the planet’s total carbon dioxide emissions. Its outlook isn’t good either, because it’s projected to grow by 3-4% each year as the industry expands. While...
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