In an op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal today, Manhattan Institute senior fellow Robert Bryce writes about Five Truths About Climate Change. His conclusion: “It’s time to move the debate past the dogmatic view that carbon dioxide is evil and toward a world view that accepts the need for energy that is cheap, abundant [...]
Recently, the USGS and DOE both have revised their estimates as to just how many cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas is available in the Marcellus Shale. The U.S. Geological Survey had initially estimated the reserves at 2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas but advances in technology gave reason to revise that number to [...]
The Texas Institute is pleased to announce its Electricity and Smart Grid Fundamentals Training Seminar on Thursday, August 25th in Dallas, TX and on Tuesday, August 30th in Austin. Understanding the complex and dynamic electric industry requires specialized training led by industry experts. The Texas Institute provides comprehensive, expert-led training programs designed to help everyone [...]
By Asher Price AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Texas could face a shortage of electrical generation within a few years if the federal government moves forward with a new rule meant to cut down on power plant smokestack emissions, the chief executive of the state’s grid operator warned on Tuesday. “We believe it is our role to voice our [...]
Save The Date! The Texas-Israel Cleanovation Conference 2011 Date: September 14, 2011 Location: Hotel ZaZa, Houston, Texas Israel and Texas Working Together for Cleantech We are pleased to advise of our 2nd Annual Cleanovation Conference in Houston following on last year’s success in Austin. Event may be viewed at: http://texasisrael-cleantech.org/cleanovation-conference-2011/ A special conference [...]
Last week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) affecting 27 states, including Texas: “The rule seeks to protect the health of millions of Americans by helping states reduce air pollution and attain clean air standards. This rule, known as the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), requires 27 states to [...]
The Wall Street Journal recently ran a story on electric vehicles in reference to a new Boston Consulting Group Study. Click here to download the full study. The Boston Consulting Group estimates that even though costs should fall by 64% between 2009 and 2020, a typical 20 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery for a pure electric vehicle [...]
Google.org recently released the report. “The Impact of Clean Energy Innovation”. Click here to read it!
As a follow up to our recent e-mail and post on natural gas. We’d like to highlight this provocative New York Times article on natural gas. To view the full story, click here. Natural gas companies have been placing enormous bets on the wells they are drilling, saying they will deliver big profits and provide [...]
The debate over natural gas continues. What are the environmental implications and risks, and how abundant is it? Well, that depends where you look and what you read. To highlight this debate, Power Across Texas would like to share articles and studies released over the past few months: In March, Cornell University professor Robert Howarth, [...]
