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Climate change scientists warn of 4C [7F] global temperature rise. Guardian Stalled on treaty, climate talks turn to money. Associated Press World's lakes getting hotter, more than the air. Thibodaux Daily Comet 2010 so far "tied for hottest year." Reuters UN: greenhouse gas concentration at record level. Associated Press Permafrost thawing rate accelerates, scientist finds. Anchorage Daily News EPA sets new rules for carbon dioxide storage. Associated Press Degree by degree, heat waves claim lives, new study warns. Solve Climate Nations that debate coal use export it to feed China's need. New York Times China says it is world's top greenhouse gas emitter. Reuters
More Climate News November 8, 2010
Rep. Joe Barton faces hurdles in bid to regain House energy panel leadership role. Dallas Morning News New weapon in coal plant fight: water. Houston Chronicle Tillman, Fox launch ShaleTest.org. Fort Worth Star-Telegram San Antonio gets the scoop on first commercial biogas from municipal sewage. Clean Technica Water conservation expected to increase as Rio Grande Valley grows. Valley Morning Star Wind power showdown set in Austin. San Antonio Express-News Tenaska receives grant. Odessa American EPA: Texas refinery to get permits amid state flap. Associated Press
More Climate News October 4, 2010
Oil Spill Commission finds Halliburton's cement was unstable, failed several tests before Deepwater Horizon disaster. New Orleans Times-Picayune Greens rally for oil magnate with clean energy platform in N.M. House race. SolveClimate Renewable energy growing more important. Carroll County News Region going green with proposed renewable energy projects. Clovis News Journal Should BP money go where the oil didn't? Thibodaux Daily Comet Navajos hope to shift from coal to wind and sun. New York Times Massive stretches of weathered oil spotted in Gulf of Mexico. New Orleans Times-Picayune Louisiana builds barriers even as oil disperses. New York Times
More Climate News October 4, 2010
Companies fight to keep global warming data secret. Associated Press Candidates take aim at climate bill to win votes. NPR New US standards take aim at truck emissions and fuel economy. New York Times Hurricane-force storm slams the Midwest. NPR Global extinction crisis looms, new study says. Washington Post Clean energy industry looks ahead. Washington Post World's largest solar plant gets US OK. MSNBC Tea Party climate change deniers funded by BP and other major polluters. Guardian
More Climate News October 4, 2010
Texas regulators give permit to Gulf coal plant. Associated Press Rice researchers push carbon dioxide tax. Houston Chronicle Planned coal plant meets resistance. Houston Chronicle State Fair of Texas offers glimpse of cars' electric future. Fort Worth Star-Telegram The Texas gas industry's Potemkin Village tour. Texas Observer TXU Energy offers free charges in Dallas-Fort Worth to spark electric-car use. Dallas Morning News Texas leads resistance to EPA climate action. Texas Tribune Gas pipeline data is elusive despite fatal accidents. Fort Worth Star-Telegram
More Climate News September 9, 2010
State's cap-trade plan faces hearings. Albuquerque Journal (subscription) Barrier berm advocates not deterred by environmental regulators' misgivings. New Orleans Times-Picayune Coastal restoration trust fund idea backed by America's Energy Coast. New Orleans Times-Picayune Spill damage assessment to take years. Thibodaux Daily Comet Two of three shoreline protection projects in East Jefferson are being protested. New Orleans Times-Picayune Gulf oil spill: Oil concentrations in gulf waters are decreasing. Los Angeles Times Brad Pitt's Make It Right houses are challenging the way New Orleans homeowners think about solar energy. New Orleans Times-Picayune Landrieu won’t vote for renewables bill unless offshore drilling proceeds. The Hill
More Climate News September 9, 2010
At UN, climate ministers seek way out of stalemate. Associate Press Browner's green blues. Politico Calif. wants third of its power renewable by 2020. Associated Press World's largest wind farm opens off UK coast. Associated Press Fighting Prop. 23 one phone call at a time. Los Angeles Times More signs of warming, but legislative climate still cold. Washington Post Senate momentum builds for clean energy and jobs, but not climate. ClimateWire China to toughen energy-efficiency standards. Victoria Advocate
More Climate News September 9, 2010
Texas again breaks record for electricity use. Houston Chronicle Proposal: State could make its own electricity for Capitol complex. Austin American-Statesman How fast will natural gas drilling come to Dallas? Dallas Morning News South Austin neighborhood goes solar. Austin American-Statesman August is always hot, but this heat is unprecedented. Houston Chronicle Hot temperatures put a strain on utilities. Marshall News Messenger Fracking for nonattainment. San Antonio Current Brownsville ban may not be in the bag. San Antonio Express-News Hill Country power line is branded unnecessary. San Antonio Express-News
More Climate News August 24, 2010
Gulf residents struggle in aftermath of oil spill. Associated Press Moratorium job losses haven't yet materialized. Lafayette Daily Advertiser BP oil spill disaster could end up working in favor of coastal restoration. New Orleans Times-Picayune Wind turbine plant may spur offshore wind energy development. New Orleans Times-Picayune Program under way for renewable power generation. Associated Press Rebuilding New Orleans: Katrina 5 years later. American Public Media NM Republicans are cool on global warming, climate change legislation. New Mexico Independent Wind farm planned in southern NM. KOAT Oil plume is not breaking down fast, study says. New York Times
More Climate News August 24, 2010
Climate change responsible for floods: experts. DAWN Media Group Food crisis threatens Bolivia due to climate change. Xinhua Hot river forces costly cutback for TVA. Chattanooga Times Free Press Big bets on US oil bonanza after shale gas boom. Reuters Peak oil alarm revealed by secret official talks. Guardian TVA to shutter coal plants, turn to nuclear. Chattanooga Times Free Press Russian heat wave dents hopes of climate "winners." Reuters EIA: US energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to increase 3.4% in 2010. US DOE Earth's green carbon sink on the wane. Nature Climate change may add 50% to storm damage costs in Caribbean. Royal Gazette EPA push on emission regs sparks state permitting scrambles, fury. Greenwire
More Climate News August 24, 2010
Gas drilling companies claim to use safer chemicals. Texas Tribune Hutchison on the front lines of GOP’s efforts against latest energy bill. Dallas Morning News Texas fights to keep air-pollution permit program. Associated Press Tenaska to use new technology for carbon capture, officials say. Abilene Reporter News Smaller wind turbines, larger industry talk at energyfest. […]
More Climate News July 24, 2010
On the surface, Gulf oil spill is vanishing fast; concerns stay. New York Times Scientists confirm underwater plumes are from spill. New York Times Oil, natural gas leak into Barataria Bay. Thibodaux Daily Comet Mexico worried by rise in hemorrhagic dengue. Associated Press Climate change could spur Mexican migration to US: study. Agence France-Presse Chesapeake, […]
More Climate News July 24, 2010
Scientists say global warming is continuing. Associated Press California, New Mexico and 3 Canadian provinces outline regional cap-and-trade program. Los Angeles Times Plankton, base of ocean food web, in big decline. Associated Press Energy bill would tax oil firms to fight spills, promote natural gas trucks. Dallas Morning News Wind drives growing use of batteries. […]
More Climate News July 24, 2010
Texas mulls more nuclear reactors. Texas Tribune UH gets $2.3 million federal grant for wind facility. Houston Chronicle NRG all-you-can-burn electricity plan a first for the industry. Dallas Morning News City Council funds green roof study. Horn Problems persist for West Texas nuclear waste site. Dallas Morning News City ponders how to pay for urban […]
More Climate News June 24, 2010
Western governors consider alternative energy, climate change. Las Cruces Sun-News Flotilla of barges used as La. oil barricade. Associated Press Gulf oil spill long-term health effects: How bad? Time Solar thermal melts as PV solidifies. New Mexico Business Weekly SWEPCO won’t seek Ark. PSC approval for plant. Houston Chronicle Jindal vetoes bill to open oil […]
More Climate News June 24, 2010
Europe’s enduring coal subsidies. New York Times Silicon Valley becoming driving force for electric vehicles. Los Angeles Times Climate bills test Senate’s commitment. San Francisco Chronicle Bingaman: ‘Difficult to see’ 60 votes for climate change bill. The Hill ‘Carbon storage’ faces leak dilemma – study. Agence France-Presse MIT researchers see natural gas as the choice […]
More Climate News June 24, 2010
Houston seafood businesses feeling impact of Gulf oil spill. KHOU Flower Mound puts end to new gas drilling. Dallas Morning News Foreboding signs forming in the tropics: Feds predict at least 8 hurricanes this season. Houston Chronicle Should government spend taxpayer dollars on cheap power or green energy? Dallas Morning News Agency of destruction. Texas […]
More Climate News May 24, 2010
Oil spill creates huge undersea ‘dead zones.’ Independent After ‘top kill,’ few options to cap well. New York Times BP’s ballyhooed “top kill” process fails, forces officials to attempt yet another strategy. New Orleans Times-Picayune Oil complicates forecasts on hurricane season eve. Houston Chronicle Laying boom, local fishermen fight to save way of life. WWLTV […]
More Climate News May 24, 2010
Our fix-it faith and the oil spill. New York Times As oil spill damages Gulf, will US change energy use? Fort Worth Star-Telegram Sen. Graham suggests climate bill focused only on power plants. New York Times U-Va. goes to court to fight Cuccinelli’s subpoena of ex-professor’s documents. Washington Post Obama to extend deepwater drilling moratorium. […]
More Climate News May 24, 2010
Energy boost: Houston plans to fight hurricanes with solar power.C ulturemap Links between a nuclear waste dump and Perry. Austin American-Statesman Legislators mull water conservation. Lubbock Avalance-Journal STP nuke expansion may be close to a go. San Antonio Current Utility commission rejects route of line to bring wind power from West Texas. Austin American-Statesman Skyonic’s […]
More Climate News April 24, 2010
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