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Texas
Exxon sees natural gas potential with new drilling technique. Dallas Morning News
Extra green lets you go green after disaster. Houston Chronicle
Residents doubtful on CPS nuke plan and CPS Energy promoting expansion of STP nuclear plant. San Antonio Express-News
Shift from corn to cob looks promising for future biofuels. Houston Chronicle
Get ready: Lack of rain is a sign of the times. Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Exelon ends bid to take over NRG. Victoria Advocate
Wind power wanted, but getting here from there proves touchy. Austin American-Statesman
Texas drought losses reach $3.6 billion / Losses could exceed $4.1 billion by end of 2009. Texas A&M press release
One year later: Pickens Plan impacts energy debate. Fort Worth Business Press
Gas lobby out in the cold on climate change? Houston Chronicle
Legislation includes ‘cattle gas tax’ exemptions. Wilson County News
All Austinites may soon shoulder extra green energy costs. Austin American-Statesman
Island's trees running out of time. Galveston Daily News
Cornyn was top beneficiary of oil and gas money in 2008 -- but in 2010 it's Bill White. Dallas Morning News
City could relax rules for wind turbines. Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Grand Parkway plan gets boost from stimulus funds. Houston Chronicle
Austin's clean energy program costing more, selling less. Austin American-Statesman
Oncor to seek stimulus funds for smart meters. Waxahachie Daily Light
Pickens says Texas Panhandle wind project still alive. Bloomberg
CPS Energy pitches nuclear plans. San Antonio Express-News
Texas size drought taking toll on farmers, ranchers. Sealy News
T. Boone Pickens fueling dialogue on clean-energy efforts. Dallas Morning News
Pickens paring down wind farm project. Dallas Morning News
Carbon dioxide debate lingers. Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Doggett denies reports White House pressured him into voting for climate bill. San Antonio Current
Congressmen call energy bill ‘disastrous.’ Galveston Daily News
CPS plans to sell excess energy. San Antonio Express-News
CPS $13 billion nuke figure spins against renewables. San Antonio Current
Exelon delays plans. Victoria Advocate
Algae could become ethanol. Brazosport Facts
AT&T updating plans to convert vehicles to run on natural gas. Dallas Morning News
June 2009
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Region
Uranium contamination haunts Navajo country. New York Times
Storage vs. salt / A mining company opposes a plan to store natural gas next to its extraction site. New Orleans City Business
Environmental groups want action from Obama on La. coast. Associated Press
Chesapeake Energy to invest $2B a year in La. Shreveport Times
Cash-strapped Shreveport wants mineral leases. KSLA
Navajo council OKs effort to create green jobs. Associated Press
Volunteers from across the nation help restore Louisiana coast. Thibodaux Daily Comet
Grass-roots project aims to wean Oklahomans off oil addiction. OKC Biz
National Academies panel blasts corps' long-delayed Category 5 flood protection plan. New Orleans Times-Picayune
NM court considers dispute over auto emissions. Associated Press
Green Impact: Louisiana is on the front lines of the congressional battle over whether clean energy will create or cost jobs. New Orleans City Business
Millions in restoration has done little to stem damage. Houma Courier
Carbon dioxide bill may aid oil recovery. New Orleans Times-Picayune
Entergy proposal greeted with mild skepticism. New Orleans Times-Picayune
Corps adds New Orleans flood protection along canal. Baton Rogue Advocate
Solar project a promising way to electrify Navajo Nation. Farmington Daily Times
NM land managers to study solar possibilities. Associated Press
Algae biofuels project goes commercial. Carlsbad Current-Argus
Putting wind to work. Arkansas Times
Experts say difficult decisions ahead for saving La. coast. Thibodaux Daily Comet
Climate bill could hurt oil. Lafayette Daily Advertiser
Lincoln, Pryor have reservations about House energy bill. Springdale Morning News
June 2009
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Beyond
Buying a sustainable economy / The record recovery act energy spending may trigger a new clean-energy industry. Chemical & Engineering News
Revealed: the secret evidence of global warming Bush tried to hide. The Observer
Energy companies opened wallets wide to sway House climate bill. Greenwire
Massive glacier in sub-Antarctic island shrinks by a fifth. Agence France-Presse
A new fight over pollution curbs takes root / Energy-intensive companies hope to counter emissions by preserving trees that might not have been at risk of destruction. Wall Street Journal
Climate bill a farm income boost, USDA estimates. Reuters
Battle over health care leaves 'blood in the water' for climate bill. ClimateWire
Slow, costly and often dangerous road to wind power. New York Times
Warmest June on record for global ocean surface temperature. Environment News Service
Mountaintop mining legacy: Destroying Appalachian streams. Yale Environment 360
Governors say climate policy could create jobs. Associated Press
Scientists weigh in on research money and climate fixes. New York Times
Top UN climate expert faults G-8 goal without deed. Associated Press
Army contracts to study its 'carbon bootprint.' Wall Street Journal
Study suggests wind power potential is much higher than current estimates. New York Times
Wal-Mart to assign new 'green' ratings. Wall Street Journal
Exxon to invest millions to make fuel from algae. New York Times
43 new coal plants would escape climate bill CO2 standards. Solve Climate
Arctic glacier to lose Manhattan-sized 'tongue.' New Scientist
Is cap and trade Dems' next 'BTU'? Politico
Twenty ideas that could save the world. The Guardian
India prays for rain as water wars break out. The Guardian
The two-degree solution. New York Times
Disillusioned environmentalists turn on Obama as compromiser. New York Times
NOAA's new chief on restoring science to US climate policy. Yale Environment 360
Developing nations rebuff G-8 on curbing pollutants. New York Times
Warming Arctic could teem with life by 2030. New Scientist
NASA satellite shows 'dramatically thinned' Arctic ice. Agence France-Presse
Climate fight: The Senate tackles global warming bill. Wall Street Journal
Coal industry sees life or death in Senate climate debate. Greenwire
Solving the climate dilemma one billion emitters at a time. Daily Climate
Oxfam to G-8: Climate change will spread hunger. Associated Press
Climate threat to polar bears: Despite facts, doubters remain. Yale Environment 360
Coal-ash ponds threaten lives. Raleigh News & Observer
Conservative activists wage war on Republicans who voted for climate bill. Grist
The incredible shrinking sheep of Scotland. Time
ExxonMobil continuing to fund climate sceptic groups, records show. Guardian
Green buildings get boost in cap-and-trade bill. Wall Street Journal
Sea level rise: It's worse than we thought. New Scientist
EPA gives California emissions waiver. Los Angeles Times
EPA reveals 44 higher risk coal ash sites. Associated Press
And now, climate bill's supporters try counting to 60 in Senate. New York Times
Final words from Shell’s departing CEO. New York Times
June 2009
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