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May 2009

Texas

Lights could be restored faster. Houston Chronicle

Texas lags as nation shifts to green policies. Dallas Morning News

Texas remains energy resource giant even in new era. Fort Worth Business Press

The nuclear-power lobby. San Antonio Current

Exxon Mobil CEO tells shareholders that fossil fuels have long future. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Obama's push toward green has some Texans seeing red. Dallas Morning News

Austin home sellers to have new chore: energy audits. Austin American-Statesman

Exxon Mobil facing green squeeze. Houston Chronicle

Energy capital may also become carbon trading central. Houston Business Journal

Texas congressmen praised for climate vote. San Antonio Express-News

Amarillo EDC approves $50,000 for wind project. Associated Press

Ground zero for Texas drought: Rockport. Houston Chronicle

Silent springs / Is it too late to save Hill Country water? Texas Observer

Debris costs piling up for city. Galveston County Daily News

STP makes cut for loan guarantee. Brazosport Facts

GLO pushes import fee on oil. Galveston County Daily News

Gene Green is the new Joe Barton. Dallas Morning News

Emissions tax could raise bills $27 a month by 2013, ERCOT estimates. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Solar energy bill gets a final go. Longview News-Journal

Energy industry adjusts to politics of global warming. Houston Chronicle

Will water war drain area supply? Victoria Advocate

Climate bill gives lawmaker star quality. Houston Chronicle

UT scientists part of algae-to-jet fuel initiative. Austin Business Journal

EPA report says effects of global warming could hamper efforts to reduce smog in Houston. Houston Chronicle

King touts $300 million tax break for clean-coal technology. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Debate about 'Ike Dike' continues. Galveston County Daily News

Research centers to study energy alternatives. Daily Texan

Energy Future Holdings ramps up efforts to get Congress to delay pay-to-pollute bill. Dallas Morning News

April 2009

Region

New Orleans region's levee system is making strides. New Orleans Times-Picayune

La. oil group opposes Obama policies. Baton Rouge Advocate

Power company CEO lauds Arkansas for openness to coal. Arkansas News Bureau

Major Corps hurricane project delayed nearly a year. WWL

New Mexico approves PNM efficiency programs. Associated Press

100-year flood protection near, but is it enough? and Will major flood protection project be ready? WDSU

Global warming presentation prompts Foster Campbell to ask for PSC testimony under oath. New Orleans Times-Picayune


Coastal-consolidation bill advances to La. House.
Thibodaux Daily Comet


Public Service Commission officially puts coal plant on hold and talks global warming. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Power plant opponents argue appeal to Ark. court. Associated Press

Entergy CEO says coal is the answer to global warming. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Abandoned uranium mines pose health risk to New Mexicans. New Mexico Independent

Report: Parish disaster plan lacking. Thibodaux Daily Comet

Hurricane killer? Engineer says plan would reduce strength of hurricanes. WWLTV

Wetlands loss forces floodgates to close more often. Thibodaux Daily Comet

La. Democrats key figures in federal emissions debate. Baton Rouge Advocate

Entergy pushing emissions cap bill / Most utilities oppose climate measure. New Orleans Times-Picayune

U.S. gas fields go from bust to boom. Wall Street Journal

April 2009

 

 

Beyond

Europe expected to outperform Kyoto goals. New York Times

Warming and death. New York Times

Climate change hitting poor in U.S. hardest. Daily Climate

Refugees join list of climate-change issues. New York Times

EPA chief: US should take lead on clean energy. Associated Press

GOP says Democrats' climate proposal does little. Associated Press

Carbon pollution to grow by 40 percent, say officials. Associated Press

Gore, others urge CEOs to back climate change deal. Associated Press

Should major emitters focus on the sun? New York Times

The race for better building codes. New York Times

Carbon dioxide emissions drop in 2008. Associated Press

Earth's 'hum' may reveal stormier climate. New Scientist

Climate bill packed with protections for coal industry. Charleston Gazette

Sweeping climate-energy bill clears first big hurdle in Congress.
Christian Science Monitor

Energy and Commerce 'emissaries' a key to House success for climate plan. ClimateWire

Climate bill clears hurdle, but others remain. New York Times

New auto standards: the start of Obama’s green revolution. Christian Science Monitor

Auto emissions deal a win for California. Los Angeles Times

Path not clear for climate change bill. Houston Chronicle

Climate bill could be a $750 billion boon for consumers, study finds. New York Times

Climate changes: MIT study says temperatures could rise twice as much. Wall Street Journal

U.S. to issue tougher fuel standards for automobiles. New York Times

Retired military leaders warn of security risks from oil dependence, climate change. Associated Press

Team Obama announces new standards, more cash for smart grid. Wall Street Journal

Oil industry blasts House climate bill. New York Times

Environmentalists attack House global warming deal. Time

U.S. lawmakers formally unveil climate change bill. Agence France-Presse

House Energy Democrats to give away majority of CO2 credits. Wall Street Journal

Al Gore: U.S. climate change bill a 'good start'. Agence France-Presse

Lancet study: Climate 'biggest health threat'. BBC

Study halves prediction of rising seas. New York Times

Obama proposes end to oil, gas industry tax breaks. Associated Press

New U.N. climate deal: not much bolder than Kyoto? Reuters

Farmers' crops keeping U.S. cool. New Scientist

Waxman under fire on climate change. Politico

Obama and Biden press House Democrats for quick action on climate bill. Washington Post

Cap and trade won't push heavy industries overseas – study. ClimateWire

Montana governor signs carbon dioxide storage bill. Helena Independent Record

Oil execs see rough path for alternative energy. Associated Press

Australia delays emissions trading. Agence France-Presse

Here comes the sun. Right? New York Times

US coal power plants scuttled, Sierra Club cheers. Reuters

Ethanol test for Obama on climate change, science. Associated Press

April 2009


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