New Podcast: Interview with Bill White, gubernatorial candidate and former Houston Mayor 2/08/2010

In this episode, we visit with former Houston Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Bill White. Mayor White discusses his plans to promote solar power, expanding transportation options for Texas, and his thoughts on Governor Perry.

Don't Let Pollution Crash the Party 3/15/2010

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND – Environment Texas along with Surfrider Foundation, elected officials, and spring breakers called on Congress to protect Texas beaches by passing the Clean Water Restoration Act. The message comes during “Texas Week,” a time when Spring Break vacation allows between 60,000 to 75,000 students to venture to South Padre Island to enjoy the white sand beaches and the Gulf of Mexico.

Building a Solar Future 3/09/2010

America has virtually limitless potential to tap the energy of the sun. Solar energy is clean, safe, proven and available everywhere, and the price of many solar energy technologies is declining rapidly. By adopting solar energy on a broad scale, the nation can address our biggest energy challenges – our dependence on fossil fuels and the need to address global warming – while also boosting our economy.

Lone Star Power: How Texas Businesses Can Supply The World With Solar Energy 2/10/2010

Texas has what it takes to be a national leader in solar power. We have the most solar radiation in the country, are home to one of the world’s largest suppliers of solar-grade silicon and wafers, and are innovators in the high tech industry. From a glass company in Wichita Falls, to steel brace fabrication in Brownwood, Texas-based companies span the solar supply chain.

Small steps will go long way toward lowering energy bills 11/13/2009

Despite rising costs, Texans aren't being as careful as they could be and should be when it comes to conserving our precious and finite energy resources. The latest report released by the American Council on an Energy Efficient Economy ranks Texas 23rd in the nation for programs to promote energy efficiency, a drop from the previous year's rank of 19th.

Texas Bucks Trend: Industrial Pollution Levels Drop 11/13/2009

Texas probably won't lose its not so grand distinction of being the country's biggest industrial polluter anytime soon, but the state did manage to reduce its CO2 emissions levels by 2% between 2004 and 2007, according to an Environment Texas analysis. During that same time period, average emissions around the country rose 0.7% and also rose in 33 states.

Report: Texas greenhouse gas emissions down 11/13/2009

DALLAS — While Texas maintains a firm grip on the dubious title of the nation's most prolific industrial polluter, an environmental group's report Thursday found that wind power and other cleaner energy sources have helped cut emissions linked to global warming in the state.