City readies tree code for vote.Denton Record-Chronicle

Growing green energy industry may create job opportunities for students / Despite interest, UT fails to offer training programs in alternative energy. Daily Texan

Harris County ahead of ‘going green’ curve. Houston Chronicle

More businesses, homes tap into green power / Geothermal, wind and solar sources gain more support across state, area. Longview News-Journal

Proposed plant expansion concerns environmentalists. News 8 Austin

Wind blows change into Concho Valley. San Angelo Standard-Times

STP to compete for government loans. Bay City Tribune

SMU professor, energy industry debate pollution study. Fort Worth Business Press

Island of the lost / Recovery lags on Galveston’s North Side. Texas Observer

The future of green in Central Texas / Region challenged to take movement from hype to habit.Austin Business Journal

Rebates, purchase plans and Legislature make brighter day for solar power. Dallas Morning News

Obama sees Houston as a model for energy efficiency. Houston Chronicle

Las Brisas officials: EPA act will not affect us. Corpus Christi Caller-Times

New rules for gas drilling proposed.Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Opposing view on global warming will be aired / ‘Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant,’ noted skeptic will tell audience at UT. Austin American-Statesman

Hurricane could wipe out emergency center. Victoria Advocate

Doctors fight planned Corpus Christi coke-fired power plant. Environment News Service

Noise nuisance: Turbines spark debate at commissioners court.Jacksboro Gazette-News

Lawmakers, others eye green-collar jobs. Austin American-Statesman

Lawmakers hope more plug in to electric hybrids. Houston Chronicle

Fort Worth entrepreneurs try to make electric cars a thing of the now. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Oncor Electric ponies up to help homeowners, businesses install solar.Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Protesters march, spread message to keep Las Brisas out of city. 6 News

Oil industry ready to work on global warming. New York Times

Texas’ image may hurt its place at national energy regulation table.Dallas Morning News

Speakers say coal has staying power.Houston Chronicle

Price may be key in cutting emissions. Dallas Morning News

More energy-efficient gasoline cars the best alternative, oil execs say.Dallas Morning News

Natural gas producers heartened by shift toward clean energy. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Texas ranchers and farmers struggle in drought. New York Times

Selling Verde / Open the power grid, rehab our homes, bring the jobs, get it done by May. San Antonio Current

Austin poised to reject nuclear-plant expansion. Austin American-Statesman

Barnett Shale drilling causes nearly as much air pollution as vehicles in the Metroplex, a study says. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Visitors passing through / Audubon Society study ties bird migration shift to climate change. Houston Chronicle

Texas electricity rates soar under deregulation. Associated Press

Plug-in hybrid cars spark hopes, questions on cutting pollution. Dallas Morning News

Debris from Hurricane Ike fills Galveston Bay / Texas has a record $39 million to spend on the cleanup that could start this week. Houston Chronicle

Ranchers struggle after Hurricane Ike. KHOU 11 News

Fort Worth-based company looks to expand with solar incentives. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Fort Worth oilman gives $18 million to University of Texas. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Lawmakers look for ways to build solar industry / While state leads in wind, it lags in solar power. Austin American-Statesman

Baker Institute experts urge Obama administration to extend space shuttle operations, refocus NASA on energy and climate concerns. Houston Chronicle

Wind energy boom blows work to port. Brazosport Facts