Greg Harman's 2020 Reflection: COVID, San Antonio's Climate Community, and the Problem with CPS
December 17, 2020
Any 2020 reflection can't help but start with COVID-19 and the corresponding scramble to hold community together in unprecedented times. While some cities swung to Green-New-Deal-inspired principles of just transition to guide recovery efforts (not...
Shane Johnson's End of Year 2020 Reflection
December 16, 2020
Read Shane Johnson's, our Clean Energy Distributed Organizer's, end of the year reflection for 2020.
Cyrus Reed's 2020 Reflection: Transitions, COVID, and Compassion
December 16, 2020
Read Cyrus Reed's, our conservation director and
soon-to-not-be interim director, reflection for 2020 as we close in on the new year.
EPA Rushing to Approve Fracked Wastewater Discharge Authority to Texas Before Biden Takes Office
December 14, 2020
If you happened to read the Federal Register the day after Thanksgiving, you might have o have noticed that Texans and other interested stakeholders have only until January 11th to make comments on a proposal to give the Texas Commission on...
San Antonio's Problem with CPS Energy
December 3, 2020
For our families, planet, and future, San Antonio must shut down its last coal plant by 2030. But City-owned CPS Energy won't discuss shutting the JK Spruce plan down, other than to warn of the costs
Welcome Our New Water Resources Specialist, Alex Ortiz!
December 2, 2020
At long last, we've hired a new Water Resources Specialist for the Lone Star Chapter: Alex Ortiz!
Ready for the Pink Dome? Join us for Our Lege Workshop December 12
November 24, 2020
To help us - and some key partners - and our great volunteers get prepared, we will be hosting a two-hour zoom training meeting on December 12, from 11 AM to 1 PM. Called “Getting Ready for 87th Legislative Session: Training and Discussion about How...
CPS Energy Must Stop Shutting Off People's Power- For Good
November 23, 2020
Disconnects by CPS Energy have doubled during CEO Paula Gold-Williams’ tenure. And there are still no promises of reform. Eliminating disconnections is just the first step toward elevating those long alienated from political power in the City. We’ll...
Oil and Gas Air Pollution Townhall Focuses on the Problem and the Solutions
November 23, 2020
Last week, some 50 participants joined Texas State Representative Jon Rosenthal and three conservation organizations last week in an online webinar to discuss a fundamental problem with the production of oil and gas in Texas: air pollution.
It’s A Wrap! The 2020 Texas Environmental Awards Retrospective
November 20, 2020
The Texas Environmental Awards were different this year, but that did not stop us from celebrating the hard work and achievements of so many Texans to protect the environment we love.