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January 25, 2016
Pemex Remains a Tough Challenge for Reformers in Mexico
AUSTIN — Mexico’s reformers found a measure of early success with energy reform in 2015, but ahead of them lies what might be their toughest challenge yet:…
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January 25, 2016
TEXAS VIEW: This Deserves Another Look by All of Us
You’d think scientists would be able to figure out for sure whether the rash of North Texas earthquakes in recent years has a definite link…
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January 25, 2016
State Will Begin to Install Earthquake Monitors in the Spring
Researchers hope to begin locating a network of seismographs by March to help determine what’s causing the earth to move across the state, including under…
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January 25, 2016
Stock Prices Sink in a Rising Ocean of Oil
HOUSTON — The world is awash in crude oil, with enough extra produced last year to fuel all of Britain or Thailand. And the price…
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January 25, 2016
In Texas, Different Ideas on Fossil Fuels, Renewables
California already gets a quarter of its electricity from clean sources, and Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill last year upping the state’s renewable energy…
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December 15, 2015
Nature Controls Colorado River Outlook
The Colorado River Basin’s water supply is mainly affected by wet and dry weather cycles, not changes in human use, according to a study led by…
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December 4, 2015
Our last, best chance to help planet
The United Nations Climate Change Conference currently being held in Paris is our best and last chance for a binding global agreement to cut emissions…
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November 25, 2015
Gov. Greg Abbott to Lead Texas Trade Delegation to Cuba
It may not be Nixon’s trip to China, but Gov. Greg Abbott will lead a trade mission to Cuba next week. It will be Abbott’s…
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November 25, 2015
Climate Change Can Tear Down Mountains
The St. Elias Mountains in Alaska are more than 5000 meters tall, testament to a tectonic plate wedged underneath the region that is driving them…
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November 25, 2015
The Bell Prize: Unlocking the Secrets of the Earth’s Crust
We’re on the cusp of a new era for science and computer science. People are able to measure natural phenomena more precisely thanks to all…
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January 25, 2016
Pemex Remains a Tough Challenge for Reformers in Mexico
AUSTIN — Mexico’s reformers found a measure of early success with energy reform in 2015, but ahead of them lies what might be their toughest challenge yet:…
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2016
TEXAS VIEW: This Deserves Another Look by All of Us
You’d think scientists would be able to figure out for sure whether the rash of North Texas earthquakes in recent years has a definite link…
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2016
State Will Begin to Install Earthquake Monitors in the Spring
Researchers hope to begin locating a network of seismographs by March to help determine what’s causing the earth to move across the state, including under…
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2016
Stock Prices Sink in a Rising Ocean of Oil
HOUSTON — The world is awash in crude oil, with enough extra produced last year to fuel all of Britain or Thailand. And the price…
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2016
In Texas, Different Ideas on Fossil Fuels, Renewables
California already gets a quarter of its electricity from clean sources, and Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill last year upping the state’s renewable energy…
Read MoreDecember 15, 2015
Nature Controls Colorado River Outlook
The Colorado River Basin’s water supply is mainly affected by wet and dry weather cycles, not changes in human use, according to a study led by…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2015
Our last, best chance to help planet
The United Nations Climate Change Conference currently being held in Paris is our best and last chance for a binding global agreement to cut emissions…
Read MoreNovember 25, 2015
Gov. Greg Abbott to Lead Texas Trade Delegation to Cuba
It may not be Nixon’s trip to China, but Gov. Greg Abbott will lead a trade mission to Cuba next week. It will be Abbott’s…
Read MoreNovember 25, 2015
Climate Change Can Tear Down Mountains
The St. Elias Mountains in Alaska are more than 5000 meters tall, testament to a tectonic plate wedged underneath the region that is driving them…
Read MoreNovember 25, 2015
The Bell Prize: Unlocking the Secrets of the Earth’s Crust
We’re on the cusp of a new era for science and computer science. People are able to measure natural phenomena more precisely thanks to all…
Read More