5:49 PM on Oct 8, 2020 CDTTexas is failing to properly educate students on the realities of climate change and global warming, according to a new report by the National Center for Science Education and the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund.The gave Texas and five other states an “F” grade in terms of how well their schools addressed the scientific consensus that climate change is real and caused by human activity, as well as the consensus that there are ways to mitigate its impact.“A failing grade on this topic is simply not acceptable,” said Kathy Miller, president of the TFN Education...…5:49 PM on Oct 8, 2020 CDTTexas is failing to properly educate students on the realities of climate change and global warming, according to a new report by the National Center for Science Education and the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund.The gave Texas and five other states an “F” grade in terms of how well their schools addressed the scientific consensus that climate change is real and caused by human activity, as well as the consensus that there are ways to mitigate its impact.“A failing grade on this topic is simply not acceptable,” said Kathy Miller, president of the TFN Education...WW…

USA TODAYThe coal industry's slump has hit Texas.For the first time since the Electric Reliability Council of Texas began collecting data on the state's fuel mix in 2003, as an energy source during the first half of this year, according to data released this month. The ERCOT report shows that 22% of the state's energy was derived from wind, overtaking coal by 1%.The slight shift doesn't mean that wind energy is dominant in Texas' fuel mix. The use of wind and coal are both dwarfed by natural gas, which accounts for about 40% of the state's energy.The change does,...…USA TODAYThe coal industry's slump has hit Texas.For the first time since the Electric Reliability Council of Texas began collecting data on the state's fuel mix in 2003, as an energy source during the first half of this year, according to data released this month. The ERCOT report shows that 22% of the state's energy was derived from wind, overtaking coal by 1%.The slight shift doesn't mean that wind energy is dominant in Texas' fuel mix. The use of wind and coal are both dwarfed by natural gas, which accounts for about 40% of the state's energy.The change does,...WW…