by Bobby Watson | Dec 9, 2023 | Climate Justice, COP28, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
One of the interesting aspects of COP is its ability to put certain issues into perspective. Often US and Texas officials characterize migration as a foreign phenomenon, where political fragility or economic strife causes residents of the Global South to migrate to...
by Bobby Watson | Dec 5, 2023 | Blog, Climate Justice, COP28, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Human Migration, Human Rights
It is day three of Texas Impact’s witness of COP28 in Dubai, UAE. As this is my second COP I am coming into the event with a bit more preparation and perspective, yet, once again I am struck by the intersectionality of the climate negotiations. COP continues to be the...
by Becca Edwards | Oct 27, 2023 | Blog, Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
Scientists are working to understand what caused Hurricane Otis, originally forecast to make landfall on the western coast of Mexico as a strong tropical storm or minimal hurricane, to explode in intensity overnight. Most forecast models missed this change, leaving...
by Becca Edwards | Sep 29, 2023 | Blog, Civic Engagement, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Economic Justice, Government 101, Latest Posts, Legislative
In a webinar with White House staff this week, officials from the Biden administration presented an overview of what programs will be affected in the event the federal government, and in particular the US House of Representatives, is unable to reach an agreement on...
by Becca Edwards | Sep 25, 2023 | Blog, Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Education, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
Last night a frontal boundary combined with extremely hot temperatures and high humidity levels to spark a severe thunderstorm that brought widespread hail, wind, and extreme precipitation to much of the Austin metro area. Like many Central Texans, I was initially...
by Becca Edwards | Aug 11, 2023 | Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Economic Justice, Economic Participation, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Resources, Texas Climate & Energy
Litany for Texas Workers for Sunday, September 3, 2023 (Adapt for Your Faith Tradition) God, we ask your presence and blessing upon workers, this Labor Day and every day. God of care, empower us to move and rest in your restorative justice for all. God,...