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Most Recent NewsDon't Let Pollution Crash the Party 3/15/2010SOUTH 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. New Report Outlines Bold New Vision For Solar In America 3/09/2010SAN ANTONIO – From churches and baseball stadiums, to homes and cars, solar energy is already enhancing energy security and reducing pollution in America. A new Environment Texas report outlines a vision for using the sun to meet10 percent of the United States’ total energy needs by 2030. Environment Texas Calls on Land Commissioner To Protect Christmas Mountains 2/24/2010AUSTIN –Environment Texas called on Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson to either provide adequate state resources to protect the Christmas Mountains of west Texas or finally allow for the transfer of the property to Big Bend National Park. Most Recent ReportsBuilding a Solar Future 3/09/2010America 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 2/10/2010Texas 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. Plug-In Cars: Powering America Toward a Cleaner Future 1/20/2010America’s current fleet of gasoline-powered cars and trucks leaves us dependent on oil, contributes to air pollution problems that threaten our health, and produces large amounts of global warming pollution. “Plug-in” cars are emerging as an effective way to lower global warming emissions, oil use, and smog. A plug-in car is one that can be recharged from the electric grid. Plug-in cars come in two types: plug-in hybrids that are paired with small gasoline engines, and fully electric vehicles that consume no gasoline at all. Our Issues in the NewsSmall steps will go long way toward lowering energy bills 11/13/2009Despite 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 11/13/2009Texas 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 11/13/2009DALLAS — 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. |
