Boom in wind power may be headed for a bust. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Activists want climate change on TV weather reports. Houston Chronicle

Spicewood Beach and neighbors getting water trucked in. Austin American-Statesman

City of Midland to get new water source to help with severe drought. KWES

Water sales increase in drought. San Angelo Standard-Times

Pecan Street’s aim: Create path for consumers into smart grid’s future. Austin American-Statesman

UTEP using sun to power campus. KTSM

Move over Koch Brothers, San Antonio’s Valero Energy is working overtime to stop climate-change legislation and keep the future oily. San Antonio Current

Brazos battle pits water supplier against environmentalists, growers and industry. Houston Chronicle

Chesapeake Energy to slash natural gas drilling in Barnett Shale. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Lubbock exploring recycled wastewater if need arises. KJTV

City of Snyder running out of water, new water source on the way. KWES

Texas’ water rights system gets tested in drought. Texas Tribune

Sierra Club files suit over coal plants’ emission permits. Austin American-Statesman

After record heat and drought, Texas parks face crunch. Reuters

Is Austin Energy trying too hard to be green? Austin American-Statesman

Parker lifts Houston watering restrictions. Houston Chronicle

CPS Energy taps Korean OCI Solar in deal worth 800 jobs and 400MW. San Antonio Current

San Antonio takes key solar step; will Austin follow suit? Austin American-Statesman

Valero will not appeal tax decision, to relief of cities and schools. Houston Chronicle

Texas power use surges 5 percent. Houston Chronicle

Could water, power woes threaten state’s economy? Austin American-Statesman

2011 was the driest year on record in Texas. Reuters

Norwegian official to Houston’s Petroleum Club: ‘Absolutely no doubt’ climate change is real. Houston Chronicle

City of Laredo installs solar-powered parking meters. Laredo Sun

Goodbye to the Brazos River? Texas Observer

Amid severe Texas drought, water desalination becomes attractive. Associated Press

State adopts international energy-efficient building codes. Longview News-Journal

Rain brings relief to Groesbeck water crisis. KCEN

2012 brings new water regulations; producers fighting for rights. KJTV

2011 expected to be Lubbock’s driest year on record. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Final piece of aquifer plan approved. San Antonio Express-News

Houston lost millions of dollars to water leaks. Houston Chronicle

Whooping cranes face tough season because of drought. Victoria Advocate

Settlement results in closure of SWEPCO power plant in 2014. Pittsburg Gazette

Texas electric grid faces uncertainty in 2012. Texas Tribune

Louisiana scientists working on plan to save coastline, fight global warming. New Orleans Times-Picayune

The ‘wind rush’: Green energy blows trouble into Mexico. Christian Science Monitor

Deepwater Gulf, not shale, will drive long-term expansion of U.S. crude production – EIA chief. Greenwire

Wind power bought as part of pact over Ark. plant. Associated Press

As the climate dries, Mexico’s milk region faces arsenic threat. Reuters

Climate plan aims to help ecosystems adapt to change. Santa Fe New Mexican

Oklahoma drought leads to abandoned livestock. Associated Press

Louisiana panel OKs $81.6 million for projects to restore wetlands. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Louisiana coastal restoration, hurricane levee spending plan proposed. New Orleans Times-Picayune

NM project to link power grids lines up partners. ABC News

EPA lists state’s biggest polluters. Santa Fe New Mexican

Severe drought, wildfires threaten water resources. Voice of America

Snow drought forces Colorado to face frightening new climate-change reality. Colorado Independent

Recirculation aided Gulf plume’s degradation. Science News

Mexico: Damage to 600,000 households from drought, freezing weather, floods in 2011. Associated Press

NM fire officials reflect on ‘busiest year’. Associated Press

NM scientists develop drought-tolerant alfalfa. Associated Press

In Louisiana, twist in fight over Texaco drilling lease. New York Times

Tres Amigas raises money for US grid super-hub. Greentech Media

‘Fracking’ moves to the suburbs. American Public Media

SWEPCO, environmental groups settle on coal plant. Associated Press

California orders hike in number of super clean cars. Los Angeles Times

New data not so sunny on US natural gas supply. New York Times

Internet criticism pushes china to act on pollution. New York Times

Wind: Obama admin sweats legal response as turbines kill birds. Greenwire

New map for what to plant reflects global warming. Associated Press

Obama pledges new efforts on clean energy. Agence France-Presse

State of the Union: Obama opens public land and waters to energy industry. Environment News Service

Obama pushes natural-gas fracking to create 600,000 jobs. Bloomberg

Report: Wind turbines don’t cause health problems. Boston Globe

EIA: Oil imports falling, carbon emissions flatlining. Washington Post

‘A total lack of winter everywhere’ / Is our mild weather a one-off or has global warming begun to bite? Montreal Gazette

Electric plants shift from coal to natural gas. Associated Press

The man who crushed the Keystone XL pipeline. Boston Globe

Why global warming means … more snow. Financial Times

Climate change brings alien species to Canada: study. CTV News

Solar subsidy sinkhole: Re-evaluating Germany’s blind faith in the sun. Spiegel

World not quite as hot in 2011; ranks 11th warmest. Associated Press

Keystone XL oil pipeline battle has only just begun. Washington Post

Obama puts Keystone pipeline on hold, decries ‘rushed and arbitrary’ deadline. Christian Science Monitor

Global warming may trigger winter cooling. ScienceNOW

Green energy investment soars to $260 billion. Guardian

Oil lobby’s financial pressure on Obama over Keystone XL pipeline revealed. Guardian

Fracking moratorium urged as doctors call for health study. Bloomberg

South Florida prepares for higher sea levels. South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Snow drought? Wimpy winter weather across US. Climate Central

Insurance payouts point to climate change. Science News

Belgium fears for its fragile coastline. Guardian

Ohio quakes could incite fracking policy shift. Associated Press

New speculation on who leaked climate-change e-mails. New York Times

The crazy, chaotic and killer weather of 2011: Climate change or coincidence? Cleveland Plain Dealer

Court delays EPA rule on coal plants. Reuters

2011 was UK’s second warmest year on record. BBC

Fresno judge invalidates part of California’s greenhouse gas law. Fresno Bee

All eyes on German renewable energy efforts. NPR

Fracking: Is there really 100 years’ worth of natural gas beneath the United States? Slate

EU green tax triggers fears of aviation trade war. Telegraph