Why Does ERCOT Still Issue Conservation Notices During Texas' Predictably Hot Summers?
“Texas does much less than other states to try and help homeowners and renters have more energy-efficient places to live and work,” said Rice faculty scholar Dan Cohen, as ERCOT asks residents to voluntarily conserve power. “We could be doing a lot more.”
Wildfires Threaten to Undo Decades of Progress in Fighting Air Pollution
How will the recent proposal to tighten fine particle pollution standards affect Houston? “Health effects research has shown us that there is damage, & even deaths, that can occur if pollution meets the current standard," Rice faculty scholar Daniel Cohan said.
EPA Could Require Houston-area Coal Plant to Reduce Emissions Contributing to Deadly Air Pollution
When sulfur from coal-fired plants is left unscrubbed, Rice faculty scholar Daniel Cohan said, it enters the air and turns into sulfate particles, which combine with other chemical particles to make up particulate matter, the deadliest air pollutant.
Will the Texas Power Grid Survive the Next Deep Freeze?
Despite freezing temperatures in Texas, wind production has increased, making up for diminished coal and gas production. Rice faculty scholar Daniel Cohan said this offset was another “great sign that the grid performed better than it had in 2021.”
Why Gas Stoves Matter to the Climate – and the Gas Industry
Gas stoves emit only a tiny share of the greenhouse gases that warm the climate. Why then have they assumed such a heated role in climate politics? Baker Institute Rice faculty scholar Daniel Cohan explains in an article for The Conversation.