Featured Galveston Bay Oysters Under Assault, Gets Bad Grade For Pollution (Dave Fehling – Houston Public Media, 8/12/2015) “It’s a day at the beach for families in La Porte. Bright sunshine sparkles on the waters of Galveston Bay where kids are swimming. But inside a nearby community center there was concern that the Bay, while in some ways better, is…
Featured Comply or not? Texas officials now must decide about emission rules (Bill Dawson – Texas Climate News, 8/3/2015) “To comply or not to comply. That’s the question now facing Texas officials regarding the Obama administration’s ambitious Clean Power Plan. The sweeping regulatory initiative, unveiled today in its final form, aims at transforming the nation’s electricity-production system to slash emissions…
Featured Power to Choose will help consumers filter out electricity plans charging “minimum use fees†(Jordan Blum – Fuel Fix, 7/30/2015) “Many Texas residents are often unaware of so-called “minimum use fees†in their electricity plans until they receive extra charges for not using enough power in a given month. So the Public Utility Commission of Texas will add an…