Texas is frying, with longer heat waves, more intense storms and longer droughts. An environmental group says it's the effect of global warming, and Texas is contributing to it more than any other state.
A coalition of environmental groups releases a report showing Texas pumping out 178 percent more global warming pollution in 2001 than it did in 1960. Environment Texas claims you can draw a straight line between that increase and climate changes in Texas that they say are only going to become more extreme.
Luke Metzger with Environment Texas says consumers can help by buying more energy-efficient electronics, more fuel-efficient cars and trucks and just use less. Metzger says we need more solar- and wind-based power to offset the effects of coal- and natural gas-burning power plants.
