DALLAS (AP) -- An environmental group says Texas still leads the
nation in greenhouse gas pollution but has decreased emissions slightly
in recent years -- in part because the state's using more renewable
energy.
Environment Texas released a report Thursday that
shows the state's release of the gases linked to climate change dropped
2 percent between 2004 and 2007. In that time, 33 states increased
their emissions.
The report analyzed the most recent U.S.
Department of Energy statistics to calculate carbon dioxide emissions
from oil, coal and natural gas from 1990 to 2007. It found that
emissions from fossil fuels went up 19 percent between 1990 and 2007,
but has slowed in recent years.
