January 23, 2022 By Susan Combs For years, governments have been grappling with the impact of carbon emissions. From incentives for clean energy to increased regulations, lawmakers have been searching for ways to clean up our environment, which is no doubt concerning to the hundreds of thousands of Texans who rely on the fossil fuel
Exclusive interview with Charles McConnell, Executive Director, Carbon Management and Energy Sustainability at University of Houston & Former Assistant Secretary of Energy January 20, 2022 Charles McConnell “We can pontificate about the energy transition and carbon reduction all we want,” says Charles McConnell, Executive Director, Carbon Management and Energy Sustainability at the University of Houston. “But
December 22, 2021 By Tina Yturria Buford The Rio Grande Valley (RGV) is among the fastest growing regions in the United States. According to the US Census Bureau, between 1990 and 2020, McAllen and the neighboring cities of Edinburg and Mission grew sixfold to nearly 871,000 people. By the year 2040, the population of the
December 22, 2021 By Sean C. StrawbridgeOne month ago, Port of Corpus Christi Authority Commission Chairman, Charlie Zahn Jr., declared that by year’s end, the port will surpass its 2020 record of moving 630 million barrels. He went on to say that the Port of Corpus Christi is the largest U.S. port in total revenue
November 17, 2021 By Corbin Robertson Jr. Last week the United Nations convened meetings in Glasgow to take on climate change. They discussed efforts to curb a warming planet and what the public and private sector should do to address this challenge. And just like previous climate conferences, there was no shortage of attacks on
By Rachel Frazin The majority of the planet’s oil, gas and coal must remain in the ground to provide just a 50 percent chance of limiting the amount the Earth has warmed to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal Nature, found that 58 percent of the planet’s oil,
By Erin Mundahl The impacts of American energy production aren’t felt only in top producing states like Texas and Pennsylvania—the industry is a driver of employment and growth in every sector of the economy and in all 50 states. In fact, the oil and natural gas industry directly or indirectly supported 11.3 million jobs and
By Madeline Thomas On June 9, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1284 (“HB 1284”), which was introduced along with its Senate companion, SB 450, during the state’s 87th legislative session. HB 1284 grants the Texas Railroad Commission (“RRC”), the governmental agency that regulates the state’s oil and gas industry, sole jurisdiction over