by Beverly Barney | Mar 4, 2021 | Lifestyle
Of all the prehistoric creatures that once filled the skies, you don’t get much bigger — or weirder — than the Quetzalcoatlus. “You’re talking an animal that stands up like a giraffe, the size of a small plane,” said Gary Staab, the Missouri sculptor behind “Quetzy,”...
by Josephine Stubblefield | Mar 4, 2021 | Business
As thousands of oil and gas jobs disappeared during the oil price and demand crash last year, more and more former oil workers moved to jobs in the clean energy business, but they have also taken a pay cut moving to renewables as the industry still pays lower than oil...
by Harold Obrien | Mar 3, 2021 | Business
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced that he would lift all capacity restrictions for businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic, as well as end the state mask mandate. Austin’s restaurant community was swift to react. Abbott, in lifting the restrictions,...
by Josephine Stubblefield | Mar 3, 2021 | Business
“The decade of geothermal” is a phrase that is becoming increasingly common in media and energy industry gatherings as the international zero-emission push comes to include one of the most fascinating—and clean—ways of extracting energy from the earth: geothermal...
by Beverly Barney | Mar 2, 2021 | Lifestyle
Katy New Orleans-style restaurant Hank’s Crab Shack puts ‘a lot of love into the food,’ owner said At Hank’s Crab Shack, it is not uncommon for natives of New Orleans to walk in skeptical and leave with their heads spinning and stomachs full,...
by Harold Obrien | Mar 2, 2021 | Lifestyle
North Texas pitmasters take talents to new levels blending two beloved traditions: barbecue and Tex-Mex. ARLINGTON, Texas — We’ll begin with a disclaimer. Reading this story might make your stomach growl. It might also make your Texas pride swell. While mastering a...
by Harold Obrien | Mar 2, 2021 | Business
Company’s filing cites disputed 1.8B bill from state’s grid operator HOUSTON – Texas’s largest and oldest electric power cooperative on Monday filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court in Houston, citing a disputed $1.8 billion bill from the...
by Josephine Stubblefield | Mar 2, 2021 | Business
Environmental, social, and governance investment is inarguably one of the hottest trends in financial markets. Investors are pressuring companies into reducing their carbon footprint, and asset managers and banks are devising ways to maximize this pressure to drive...
by Beverly Barney | Mar 1, 2021 | Business
Griddy, the power company that charged customers as much as $450 per day for electricity during the catastrophic winter storm last week, has been banned from the state’s power market. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which regulates the state energy grid,...
by Josephine Stubblefield | Mar 1, 2021 | Business
The impact of the recent cold blast across Texas’ oil and gas value chain figured prominently in energy news last week, and a review of the most popular articles among Rigzone’s downstream audience is no exception. Below are three of last week’s top downstream-related...
