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Isaac Windes

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Houston, New York
Covers:  Energy Transition Technology, Hydrogen, Carbon Capture and Storage, Direct Air Capture, Geothermal, Solar, Wind (off and on shore), Nuclear Fusion and Fission
Doesn't Cover: Education
🌵 📰 Nomad, Journo. Covering Low Carbon Technology for @energyintel • Prev: @SAreport, @statepress, @ThePublicSquare, @startelegram, @bmtenterprise etc.

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Kids are not reading at grade level. Why don't all Fort Worth schools invest in books?

Kids are not reading at grade level. Why don't all Fort Worth schools invest in books?

Fort Worth Star-Telegram — De Zavala Elementary School librarian Teresa Guardiola is worried about children's reading abilities, based on what she has seen in the first few weeks of school in Fort Worth. Students are disengaged and lagging behind in basic reading skills, she said.

Beaumont ISD suspends kids at Texas' highest rate-and it's not even close. Its leaders didn't kno...

Beaumont ISD suspends kids at Texas' highest rate-and it's not even close. Its leaders didn't kno...

HoustonChronicle.com — Students in Southeast Texas' Beaumont ISD, one of the state's longest-struggling school districts, were suspended at a rate more than six times the state average and far exceeding any other district with at least 1,000 kids last school year, a Houston Chronicle and Beaumont Enterprise analysis of state discipline data shows.

State of Emergency: Small communities across the U.S. struggle to cope in the shadow of larger di...

State of Emergency: Small communities across the U.S. struggle to cope in the shadow of larger di...

Investigate TV — By Justine Coleman and Isaac Windes Katrina. Sandy. Harvey. Maria. Each was a disaster of shattering magnitude, battering America's shores over the past two decades. But between these pivotal storms lie hundreds of smaller disasters that garner a fraction of the national attention and the billions of federal dollars that accompany them.

Arizona astronomer among first to see kilonova, a cosmic 'train wreck'

Arizona astronomer among first to see kilonova, a cosmic 'train wreck'

Arizona Daily Sun — WASHINGTON - It was what one scientist described as "a giant explosive train wreck that makes gold" in the cosmos, and a University of Arizona astronomer was one of the first to get a look - even though the actual event was more than 130 million years old.

McCain calls on U.S. to lead world, reject 'spurious nationalism' | Cronkite News

McCain calls on U.S. to lead world, reject 'spurious nationalism' | Cronkite News

KAET-TV (Phoenix, AZ) — PHILADELPHIA - An emotional Sen. John McCain called on the U.S., "the most wondrous nation on Earth," to resume its role as world leader and reject "half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems." The remarks came during a ceremony that veered from humorous to serious as the Arizona Republican was awarded the National Constitution Center's Liberty Medal, to recognize those "who have strived to secure the blessings of liberty to people the world over."

With as few as 100 left, Arizona turtle wins endangered species status

With as few as 100 left, Arizona turtle wins endangered species status

KASW-TV (Phoenix, AZ) — By ISAAC WINDES, Cronkite News WASHINGTON - It may not be surprising that an "aquatic desert" turtle faces long odds in life, but environmentalists and biologists still welcomed this week's endangered species designation for the Sonoyta mud turtle. [READ MORE: Phoenix Zoo creature feature] The U.S.

The Elephant in the Room

The Elephant in the Room

The State Press — He doubled down on those statements in an interview with The State Press, pointing to what he called a concerted effort by the left to suppress the voices of white males, a movement that he termed a "new kind of racism," while also insisting that his views were not alt-right.

Attorneys: Judge overstepped authority ordering students to delete recordings

Attorneys: Judge overstepped authority ordering students to delete recordings

Arizona Capitol Times — A judge who was a finalist for a spot on the Arizona Supreme Court gave a group of journalism students a real-life lesson in prior restraint on March 3. Judge Pamela Gates of Maricopa County Superior Court ordered the students to erase recordings they made during a sentencing proceeding, an order First Amendment lawyers say went over the line.