UPCOMING EVENTS
event 10/1/2022, 10:00 am - 03:00 pm SA Drive Electric
CPS Energy 500 Mccullough Ave, San Antonio TXSA Drive Electric is a ride and drive event for the community to get acquainted with EVs and EV Charging. Our goal is to...
NEWS
news Senate Votes to Ratify the Kigali Amendment, Joining 137 Nations in an Effort to Curb Global Warming
The binding agreement will almost immediately slow global warming and create domestic manufacturing jobs.
Phil McKenna - 09-26-2022
news The Pathway to 90% Clean Electricity Is Mostly Clear. The Last 10%, Not So Much
New paper suggests six different approaches for the difficult final steps necessary to get to a 100% carbon-free grid.
Dan Gearino - 09-26-2022
news Brackenridge Park wants to bring back the massive herd of grazing goats
Poison ivy is their caviar.
Camille Sauers - 09-26-2022
news Western Forests, Snowpack and Wildfires Appear Trapped in a Vicious Climate Cycle
A new study probes how extreme wildfires affect the water cycle in key mountain forests that store water.
Bob Berwyn - 09-26-2022
news Warming Trends: A Comedy With Solar Themes, a Greener Cryptocurrency and the Underestimated Climate Supermajority
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations and other developments from the global warming frontier.
Katelyn Weisbrod - 09-19-2022
news Remember That Coal Surge Last Year? Yeah, It’s Over
Renewables are now about 25 percent of U.S. electricity generation, leapfrogging coal.
Dan Gearino - 09-12-2022
news Warming Trends: Video Gamers Helping the Climate, a Big Advance for Lab-Grown Meat and Belabored Decisions May Bring Better Results, If Not More Happiness
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations and other developments from the global warming frontier.
Katelyn Weisbrod - 09-12-2022
news Judge Upholds $14 Million Fine in Long-running Citizen Suit Against Exxon in Texas
The oil giant’s own reports show thousands of emissions affecting the health of nearby communities.
Dylan Baddour - 09-06-2022
news Warming Trends: Climate Insomnia, the Decline of Alpine Bumblebees and Cycling like the Dutch and the Danes
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations and other developments from the global warming frontier.
Katelyn Weisbrod - 09-06-2022
news California Just Banned Gas-Powered Cars. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
What about hybrids? Can I still buy a used gas-powered car? An FAQ to navigating the EV future.
Dan Gearino - 09-06-2022
news Drifting Toward Disaster: the (Second) Rio Grande
A century of enterprise brought the Rio Grande to its brink.
Dylan Baddour - 09-06-2022
news With COP27 Approaching, Cities Like Philadelphia Are ‘Powerful Tools’ for Climate Adaptation
The annual climate talks will focus on protecting people and places from the growing threat of extreme weather events.
Kiley Bense - 08-29-2022
news The New US Climate Law Will Reduce Carbon Emissions and Make Electricity Less Expensive, Economists Say
Research shows consumers are paying too much for electricity, given the carbon cost of the power now on the grid.
Marianne Lavelle - 08-22-2022
news Drought as catalyst: Hill Country residents seeking greater protections for Trinity Aquifer
Across Central Texas, families with private wells are finding they've dried up — some for the first time.
Lindsey Carnett - 08-22-2022
news San Antonio solar companies react to federal incentives
Solar companies in San Antonio anticipate opportunities for new projects and an increase in demand.
Sergio Padilla - 08-22-2022
news Mexican Drought Spurs a South Texas Water Crisis
A century of enterprise brought the Rio Grande to its brink. Now authorities are “praying for a hurricane”.
Dylan Baddour - 08-22-2022
news US communities are mapping heat islands to boost climate resilience - Phys.org
The phenomenon is becoming more and more dangerous because of the global climate crisis.
Lucie Aubourg - 08-22-2022
news Warming Trends: Heat Indexes Soar, a Beloved Walrus is Euthanized in Norway, and Buildings Designed To Go Net-Zero
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations and other developments from the global warming frontier.
Katlyn Weisbrod - 08-22-2022
news City Council should invest in climate mitigation as San Antonio endures its hottest summer ever
All of us should be concerned and committed to supporting citywide and individual actions to slow climate change.
Robert Rivard - 08-22-2022
news Warming Trends: Sports and Climate Change in Texas, a Community Housing Project Named after Rachel Carson and an E-Bike Conversion Kit for Your Bicycle
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations and other developments from the global warming frontier.
Kateyln Weisbrod - 08-15-2022
news Can Wolves and Beavers Help Save the West From Global Warming?
A regional rewilding network would help capture carbon, boost water supplies and protect against flooding and drought.
Bob Berwyn - 08-15-2022
news Tower Life Building adding residential, may include affordable housing
Owners want to develop 234 housing units — half of which could be reserved for lower-income tenants.
Iris Dimmick - 08-15-2022
news Plastic can take hundreds of years to break down – and we keep making more | Kim Heacox
Americans throw away an estimated 2.5m plastic water bottles an hour.
Kim Heacox - 08-08-2022
news How Is the Jet Stream Connected to Simultaneous Heat Waves Across the Globe?
Scientists are racing to understand the changing shape of the air currents.
Leslie Hook - 08-01-2022
news Inside Clean Energy: What’s Hotter than Solar Panels? Solar Windows.
Researchers and startups are moving forward with plans for windows that generate electricity.
Dan Gearino - 08-01-2022
news San Antonio customers' CPS Energy bills jumped over 50% in June
Air conditioners weren't the only reason for the increase.
Steven Santana - 08-01-2022
news The Link is an $80M plan to cool urban streetscapes and heat up north downtown development
The proposed park connects the River Walk and San Pedro Creek Culture Park via landscaped footpaths and water features.
Shari Biediger - 07-25-2022
news San Antonio’s downtown in search of a new vision
Opinion: Tech sector's departures from business district could make way for new residential housing.
Robert Rivard - 07-25-2022
news Inside Clean Energy: Did You Miss Me? A Giant Battery Storage Plant Is Back Online, Just in Time for Summer
California hit a new high for battery storage use, thanks to plants like the one at Moss Landing.
Dan Gearino - 07-25-2022
news Inside Clean Energy: Some EVs Now Pay for Themselves in a Year
Evs are now a better deal than gas cars, due to much lower fuel and maintenance costs and a $7,500 tax credit.
James Pothen - 07-17-2022
news Warming Trends: The Tokyo Olympics’ Reduced Carbon Footprint, a Fin Whale Feeding Frenzy and the Tech Guru Who’s Trying to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth
A column highlighting studies, innovations, and other development from the global warming frontier.
Katelyn Weisbrod - 07-17-2022
news San Antonio cyclists share their favorite trails in, around the city
Grab your bike and cycle!
Priscilla Aguirre - 07-12-2022
news Inside Clean Energy: This Virtual Power Plant Is Trying to Tackle a Housing Crisis and an Energy Crisis All at Once
Bay Area project combines subsidized housing with solar and battery systems that work together to support the grid.
Dan Gearino - 07-12-2022
news CPS Energy sends out San Antonio-wide phone alerts to conserve power
CPS Energy is making sure San Antonio conserves energy.
Steven Santana - 07-12-2022
news Vertical farming provides alternative way to grow produce
With temperatures 5-15 degrees above average, farming across the U.S. has been especially impacted.
NBC News - 07-12-2022
BLOGS
blog Texas Property Assessed Clean Energy (TX-PACE) Program
This month’s blog focuses on the Texas Property Assessed Clean Energy (TX-PACE) program and the historic Travis Bu...
Office of Sustainability - 03-30-2022
blog Biodiversity and Food Systems
This month the Office of Sustainability (OS) is pleased to welcome Dr. Kelly Lyons and Stephen Lucke. The topic we are d...
Office of Sustainability - 12-01-2021
blog Youth and Young Adult Engagement
This month, the Office of Sustainability (OS) is speaking with Aaron Arguello, member of the SA Climate Ready Climate Eq...
SA Office of Sustainability - 10-27-2021
blog Transportation: EV’s and Mass Transit with Rick Cavender & Kathleen “Kammy” Horne
This month, the Office of Sustainability (OS) is pleased to welcome two guests as we discuss electric vehicles and mass ...
SA Office of Sustainability - 09-30-2021
blog Workforce Development & Equity Workforce Development and Equity with James Cooper
The Office of Sustainability (OS) is excited to continue our new blog series, featuring interviews with community leader...
SA Office of Sustainability - 08-31-2021
blog Public Health Health and Climate with Dr. Adelita Cantu
Over the coming months, the Office of Sustainability (OS) will be interviewing community leaders on important issues sur...
SA Office of Sustainability - 08-03-2021