Climate change bill is difficult vote for Texas Dems. Dallas Morning News

Living off the grid In West Texas. News West 9

Anti-nuclear group: Comanche Peak expansion could cost $27.6 billion .Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Activist group spoofs Exxon ads. Dallas Morning News

Tenaska turns focus to Abilene for its water needs. Abilene Reporter-News

City readies hurricane project list. Galveston County Daily News

Panhandle Republican takes middle path in carbon rules. Austin American-Statesman

Council to talk wind energy / Turbine sound, size are focus of proposed rules. Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Carbon capture measure advances / Industry lauds Seliger’s bill. Amarillo Globe-News

Energy companies want carbon trades phased in with greenhouse gas rules. Dallas Morning News

Penwell clean coal power plant supporters await response to stimulus fund request. Midland Reporter-Telegram

A spiritual search for efficiency / The religious are embracing tenets of Earth Day. Houston Chronicle

Texas Senate passes $500 million solar energy bill. Houston Chronicle

Investment in grid could bring quicker power return. Houston Chronicle

Tenaska coal plant will need more than carbon credits, official says. San Angelo Standard Times

Global-warming legislation would have huge effect on Texas. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Austin Climate Protection Program tries to ramp up its work. Austin American-Statesman

EPA’s move to call greenhouse gases a health threat puts heat on Texas. Dallas Morning News

EPA announces greenhouse gases are a public health threat. How will Texas respond? Austin American-Statesman

Texans bristle at EPA proposal. San Angelo Standard-Times

Monahans rolls with the wind.Odessa American

Will climate-change regulations disadvantage Texas exporters?Dallas Morning News

Corn: Global warming’s latest canary. San Antonio Current

Texas No. 1 in wind energy, wind projects. Fort Worth Business Press

Enhanced oil recovery: How to make money from carbon capture and storage today. Scientific American

Renewable energy ‘green bank’ idea takes root. Houston Chronicle

Shielding the coast / Galveston oceanographer says his proposed wall and gate system could repel most surges. Houston Chronicle

Dallas school bus runs on vegetable oil. NPR

Turning the ship: CPS assembles two-day panel of clean-energy experts. San Antonio Current

Coastal cities seeking generators. Brazosport Facts

Texas to study impact of climate change law. Dallas Morning News

Strama proposes loan program for solar panels. Austin American-Statesman

Texas schools get millions from wind farm deals. Associated Press

Going green / Algae viewed as promising input for alternative fuels.Houston Chronicle

Bird population decline ‘warning signal’ / Minimal impact by turbines cited locally. Abilene Reporter-News

Ike’s damage persists in minds, bodies. Galveston County Daily News

Austinites gather at Capitol to rally for cleaner energy. Daily Texan