January 2022 NEWS

Oil and gas, energy companies form group to kickstart geothermal power in Texas

A new coalition of energy companies is looking to kickstart geothermal power production in Texas by analyzing the state's geothermal potential and demonstrating how the oil and gas industry can catalyze its birth. Announced earlier this month, the Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance is bringing... Read More >


Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance Launches

AUSTIN (January 13, 2022)—The newly-organized Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance (TxGEA), a Texas-led advocacy group created to advance geothermal energy in Texas, officially launched its operations.  TxGEA is a broad and interdisciplinary group of entities engaged in geothermal resource... Read More >


Texas-focused geothermal trade group launches with big energy backers

January 12, 2022 (Reuters)—A trade group seeking to promote geothermal energy in Texas will launch on Thursday with backing from large oil and utility firms seeking to transform their businesses. The Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance (TxGEA) was organized as many fossil fuel giants and startup... Read More >


Family Philanthropy Versus Climate Change: An Opportunity of a Lifetime and Beyond

At the United Nations’ COP26 conference in November 2021, President Biden said climate change is “an existential threat to human existence as we know it.” And qualitative and quantitative data support this claim. Climate hazards—driven by global greenhouse gas... Read More >

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