Working Towards Clean Energy Is Important To Me As A Latina

Working Towards Clean Energy Is Important To Me As A Latina

Mary Mata January 19, 2012

By Sonya Cortez Corpus Christi, Texas — I am the most important person in the United States: a young, unmarried, Hispanic female. So according to the research, I am part […]

Energy Efficiency Now Core Of Americans’ Housing Dreams

Mary Mata January 17, 2012

By Philip Henderson A recent Yahoo survey about the American consumer’s evolving view of housing provides interesting and strong evidence of a definite market trend.  According to the Yahoo survey, energy efficiency […]

Energy Efficiency Can Help Us Turn The Economy Around

Mary Mata December 29, 2011

By David Golstein Recent economic news is not encouraging. The New York Times reports that when it comes to recovery, “experts see a false dawn.” One particularly troubling area is housing, where […]

South TX Oil Fields: Short-Term Benefits, Long-Term Probs

Mary Mata December 1, 2011

By Roberto R. Calderón So here we are again visiting the subject of the developing oil and gas field by intensive fracking technologies in a wide swath of South Texas counties. The Eagle Ford […]

NewsTaco Weekly Roundup, September 18-24, 2011

Mary Mata September 25, 2011

Redistricting was a big part of our coverage early this week, we had a story about how a Latino Republican seems to have lied about his role in the redistricting […]

Emerging Energy & High Speed Rail In Central Texas

Mary Mata September 24, 2011

By Zach Gonzalez & Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez Austin, Texas — San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and his brother State Rep. Joaquín Castro spoke today at the Texas Tribune Festival about San […]

4 State Polls Show Strong Support For Energy Standards

Mary Mata September 20, 2011

By Christina Angelide Last week, NRDC, Consumers Union and state public interest groups, including Environment Illinois, Environment Ohio, Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy, and Sierra Club Michigan and Sierra Club […]

California’s Blueprint For A Clean Energy Economy

Mary Mata September 6, 2011

By Kristin Eberhard Moments ago the Air Resources Board voted 9-0 to re-adopt and move ahead with the AB32 Scoping Plan — California’s blueprint for transitioning to a clean energy […]

Electric Cars Are Key To Sustainable Future

Mary Mata August 30, 2011

By Max Baumhefner There are thousands of Americans waiting and wanting to be a part of the technological evolution of the electric car industry, like the Nissan Leaf and the […]

Chile’s HidroAysén Hydro Plant Is Not The Only Solution

Mary Mata July 26, 2011

By Amanda Maxwell A recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal about the controversial hydroelectric proposal in Chilean Patagonia called HidroAysén underscored several of the most common misconceptions about the project.  […]