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From Texas Standard:The Permian Basin in West Texas — already the nation's highest-producing oilfield — is seeing a surge in production, and drillers are…
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From Texas Standard:President Donald Trump addressed thousands of people in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, focusing, in part, on the nation's dependence on…
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The group that manages almost all of the Texas electric grid has decided it's a good idea to build out more transmission lines in West Texas. That in…
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Building a better battery is the holy grail for people who want better technology. Now researchers at the University of Texas, Austin, say they may have…
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The U.S. Senate approved the confirmation of Rick Perry as the next secretary of the Department of Energy on Thursday. The vote was 62-37, and included…
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From Texas Standard:Dallas and bankruptcy are two words you normally wouldn’t find in the same sentence. After all, Texas is practically recession-proof…
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Texas generates more wind power than any other state in the country. It’s a fact that a lot of people in the state like to crow about, but a new federal…
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Last month, power plants and wind farms in Texas did something you wouldn’t expect them to do. They offered electricity at a negative price.That’s right.…
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From Texas Standard:The next military conflict might not start with a bomb, but with a blackout.National security experts have long warned that the United…
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From Texas Standard:The Obama administration announced what it calls the Clean Power Plan — an ambitious plan to dramatically reduce carbon emissions.…