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 April 2009

Texas

Climate change bill is difficult vote for Texas Dems. Dallas Morning News

Living off the grid In West Texas. News West 9

Anti-nuclear group: Comanche Peak expansion could cost $27.6 billion. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Activist group spoofs Exxon ads. Dallas Morning News

Tenaska turns focus to Abilene for its water needs. Abilene Reporter-News

City readies hurricane project list. Galveston County Daily News

Panhandle Republican takes middle path in carbon rules. Austin American-Statesman

Council to talk wind energy / Turbine sound, size are focus of proposed rules. Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Carbon capture measure advances / Industry lauds Seliger's bill. Amarillo Globe-News

Energy companies want carbon trades phased in with greenhouse gas rules. Dallas Morning News

Penwell clean coal power plant supporters await response to stimulus fund request. Midland Reporter-Telegram

A spiritual search for efficiency / The religious are embracing tenets of Earth Day. Houston Chronicle

Texas Senate passes $500 million solar energy bill. Houston Chronicle

Investment in grid could bring quicker power return. Houston Chronicle

Tenaska coal plant will need more than carbon credits, official says. San Angelo Standard Times

Global-warming legislation would have huge effect on Texas. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Austin Climate Protection Program tries to ramp up its work. Austin American-Statesman

EPA's move to call greenhouse gases a health threat puts heat on Texas. Dallas Morning News

EPA announces greenhouse gases are a public health threat. How will Texas respond? Austin American-Statesman

Texans bristle at EPA proposal. San Angelo Standard-Times

Monahans rolls with the wind. Odessa American

Will climate-change regulations disadvantage Texas exporters? Dallas Morning News

Corn: Global warming’s latest canary. San Antonio Current

Texas No. 1 in wind energy, wind projects. Fort Worth Business Press

Enhanced oil recovery: How to make money from carbon capture and storage today. Scientific American

Renewable energy 'green bank' idea takes root. Houston Chronicle

Shielding the coast / Galveston oceanographer says his proposed wall and gate system could repel most surges. Houston Chronicle

Dallas school bus runs on vegetable oil. NPR

Turning the ship: CPS assembles two-day panel of clean-energy experts. San Antonio Current

Coastal cities seeking generators. Brazosport Facts

Texas to study impact of climate change law. Dallas Morning News

Strama proposes loan program for solar panels. Austin American-Statesman

Texas schools get millions from wind farm deals. Associated Press

Going green / Algae viewed as promising input for alternative fuels.
Houston Chronicle

Bird population decline ‘warning signal’ / Minimal impact by turbines cited locally. Abilene Reporter-News

Ike's damage persists in minds, bodies. Galveston County Daily News

Austinites gather at Capitol to rally for cleaner energy. Daily Texan

March 2009

Region

Panel OKs wind farm power line upgrades. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Measure touts potential of state’s green industry. New Orleans City Business

Oil industry group calls Obama policies a threat to business. New Orleans Times-Picayune

EPA pulls the plug on Desert Rock coal-fired power plant. New Mexico Independent


100-year flood protection not enough for New Orleans, new report says. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Church leaders discuss global warming issue. Arkansas News Bureau

Sequoyah Fuels gets green light on disposal. Sequoyah County Times

66,000 vacant properties thwart N.O.'s recovery. WWL TV

Alternative energy ideas brewing at LSU conference. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Court backs EPA in dispute over Navajo Nation power plant. Greenwire

N.M. official receives climate award. Associated Press

U.S., Mexico agree new partnership on climate change. Reuters

State panel not sold on climate strategy. New Orleans Times-Picayune

N.M.’s SunZia transmission line may foretell future intra-green battle lines. New Mexico Independent

Wetlands restoration touted at panel discussion on climate change. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Louisiana has much at stake in debate to reduce greenhouse emmissions. New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Mexico gov signs renewable energy measures. Associated Press

Global warming bills meet with limited success in Arkansas. Morning News

Mayor details energy projects for stimulus funds. New Mexico Business Weekly

N.M.'s EIB makes decision on greenhouse gas emissions. Associated Press

Rising carbon dioxide could help the wetlands — for a little while. Houma Courier

Power plant refitting plan falls from favor / Politics, economics push Entergy to stay with natural gas for now. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Cimarron 1 Solar: Here comes the sun. Sangre de Cristo Chronicle

One state nuclear power measure stalls. Tulsa World

Poor nations must set own emissions targets: Mexico. Reuters

AGs air Desert Rock permit concerns. Gallup Independent

March 2009

Beyond

'Safe' climate means 'no to coal'. BBC

Renewable energy standards: Much ado about not too much. Wall Street Journal

Chu promises speedier funding for renewable energy projects. New York Times

Phasing out coal power in Canada? New York Times

Specter: What will Pa. senator's defection mean for climate legislation? Wall Street Journal

New York City-sized ice collapses off Antarctica. Reuters

Clinton says U.S. is ready to lead on climate. New York Times

Hurricanes reduce ability of forests to store carbon. New Scientist

Utilities amp up lobbying over climate debate. USA Today

Legislature tries to energize renewables. Denver Post

Industry ignored its scientists on climate. New York Times

California to limit greenhouse gas emissions of vehicle fuels. Los Angeles Times

San Franciscans first to track climate efforts on EcoMap. Environment News Service

Greenhouse gases continue to climb despite economic slump. NOAA press release

On Earth Day, Obama urges Congress to pass energy legislation. New York Times

Obama says U.S. moving to open coast for wind power. Bloomberg

Energy regulatory chief says new coal, nuclear plants may be unnecessary. Greenwire

EPA: Greenhouse gas limits would lead to 'modest' electricity price increases. Dallas Morning News

Rivers shrinking: Flow of many rivers in decline. Associated Press

Is the future of electric cars in China? Time

The 'clean coal' lobbying blitz. Center for Public Integrity

Congress weighs far-reaching global warming bill. Associated Press

EPA's CO2 finding: Putting a gun to Congress's head. Time

CO2 = pollution. Now what? New York Times

EPA says emissions are threat to public / Finding could lead to greenhouse gas limits. Washington Post

Report says cap-and-trade is a must for Canada's economic survival. New York Times

Study finds pattern of severe droughts in Africa. New York Times

Forests could become source of warming – report. Reuters

Coral reefs suggest that sea level can rise rapidly. New York Times

Browner: Climate change law would bolster U.S. role at global warming talks. U.S. News and World Report

Obama: World's problems require global cooperation. Associated Press

Rich-poor divide still stalls climate accord. New York Times

Adviser: U.S. weighs extreme methods to fight warming. Associated Press

Aerosols may drive a significant portion of Arctic warming. NASA press release

Oil companies loath to follow Obama's green lead. New York Times

What will global warming look like? Scientists point to Australia. Los Angeles Times

Salazar: Eastern wind could replace coal for power. Associated Press

Ice, ice maybe: NASA reports greater Arctic ice melt. Wall Street Journal

Antarctic ice bridge collapse hailed as new sign of global warming. Telegraph

The new age of extinction. Time

More states want solar power to be option on new homes. USA Today

Study: Cool spells normal in warming world. New York Times

Natural mechanism for medieval warming discovered. New Scientist

G20 leaders agree to 'sustainable and green' recovery. Environment News Service

Wobbly wind sector sets sights on stimulus. Greenwire

Report outlines possible effects of warming on California. Los Angeles Times

U.S. groups say vast areas off-limits to clean energy. Reuters

E.U. carbon trading system shows signs of working. New York Times

Democrats unveil climate bill. New York Times

March 2009


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