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UT inventories greenhouse emissions

Universities across the U.S. have been stepping up sustainability initiatives lately – typically including explicit efforts to reduce their carbon emissions – and higher education institutions in Texas are part of that trend.

TCN Journal March 18, 2009

Warnings about rising seas

For more than two decades now, scientific warnings have been accumulating about the risks posed to the Texas coast by rising sea levels that scientists say are being propelled by manmade climate change.

TCN Journal January 26, 2009

The politics of efficiency

The unanimous election of Republican Rep. Joe Straus to the powerful position of speaker of the Texas House last week was just the latest in a series of related events that appear to increase the chances that Texas will accelerate its official push for greater energy efficiency.

TCN Journal January 19, 2009

Trajectory of an issue

Future historians of climate change, as a publicly debated and discussed issue, may some day chart its course in the changes that occurred in news coverage.

TCN Journal December 20, 2008

The new czar and Texas

At least one thing already seems certain with regard to the future relationship between President-elect Barack Obama's administration and the state of Texas on the intertwining subjects of climate change and energy: there will be disagreement.

TCN Journal December 14, 2008

A&M study confirms water vapor’s warming role

Many Texans – especially those living near the state's Gulf Coast – know just about everything they care to know about humidity, the amount of water vapor in the air.

TCN Journal December 7, 2008

Oil + wind in Texas?

Texas is the nation's oil capital. Texas is the nation's biggest producer of wind energy. Could a blending of those two roles be in the offing, thanks to the credit crunch and tax credits?

TCN Journal December 1, 2008

Obama’s green stimulus

President-elect Barack Obama used his radio (and YouTube) address to the nation on Saturday to promise an economic stimulus package aimed at creating 2.5 million jobs in two years, with a strong emphasis on green energy.

TCN Journal November 24, 2008

Introducing TCN

Welcome to Texas Climate News, a new online magazine about climate change and sustainability. TCN will present a steady stream of original reporting on these closely linked subjects.

TCN Journal November 23, 2008

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