by Bee Moorhead | Feb 4, 2023 | Climate Justice, COP27, Creation Care, Faith Communities, Resources, Texas Climate & Energy
Download The Inflation Reduction Act: Save Money, Save the Planet The passage of the IRA is a boon to climate change mitigation efforts, but we’ll only realize the potential energy savings and climate benefits of the legislation when everyone is adequately...
by Bee Moorhead | Nov 14, 2022 | Climate Justice, Creation Care, Global Climate Policy, Texas Climate & Energy
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced its latest regulatory proposal to reduce substantially oil and gas methane pollution. The new draft builds on and strengthens the agency’s initial proposal released last November. Texas Impact Executive Director...
by Isa Peterson | May 18, 2022 | Blog, Climate Justice, Texas Climate & Energy
The unreliable electric grid threatens Texans; having once again, been asked to conserve power. Last Friday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) requested that consumers “conserve power when they can by setting their thermostats to 78-degrees or above...
by Isa Peterson | May 10, 2022 | Blog, Climate Justice, Texas Climate & Energy
Texas has long been a leader in the energy sector, producing the most electricity in the U.S. and leading the nation in wind-powered generation. A recent report from the University of Texas at Austin, “Don’t Mess with Texas: Getting the Lone Star State to Net-Zero by...
by Isa Peterson | Apr 27, 2022 | Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Texas Climate & Energy
Over recent years, climate change-focused reports like those from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have warned that climatic consequences are growing exponentially, and without rapid climate action, the outcomes for vulnerable communities will be...
by Isa Peterson | Apr 22, 2022 | Climate Justice, Texas Climate & Energy
Texas Campaign for the Environment project “Save Texas”, just released its official list of top polluters from the oil and natural gas industry. The “Terrible 12”, as the list is called, identified some of the Lone Star State’s largest and most well-known oil and gas...
