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| Houston – The death toll from extreme heat in Houston each summer will increase from about 24 to nearly 32, resulting in 192 additional heat-related deaths by mid-century as global warming drives up summertime temperatures, according to a new report released by Environment Texas and conducted by Applied Climatologists, Inc. experts Dr. Laurence Kalkstein of the University of Miami and Dr. Scott Greene of the University of Oklahoma. | |
| This year’s unprecedented heat wave is part of a broader trend of rising temperatures in Texas, according to a new report released today by Environment Texas. | |
| San Antonio, Texas—San Antonio ranked 4th in the nation for cities with excessive heat days last summer, according to a new report released today by Environment Texas. Environment Texas said the warmer-than-normal weather last summer and flooding this summer is indicative of what Texas can expect with continued global warming. | |
| Global warming pollution in Texas jumped 178% between 1960 and 2001, according to The Carbon Boom, a new analysis of government data released today by Environment Texas. | |
| AUSTIN—Global warming pollution in Texas increased by 18% between 1990 and 2004, according to The Carbon Boom, a new analysis of state fossil fuel consumption data released today by Environment Texas. This is the first time that 2004 state-by-state data on carbon dioxide emissions have been released. The report finds that Texas ranks first in the nation for total emissions, first for emissions from coal plants, first for emissions from natural gas plants, and first for the largest increase in emissions from motor gasoline consumption. | |
| AUSTIN—The world’s scientists are more than 90% certain that human activity – primarily burning fossil fuels to power cars, power plants, and factories – is responsible for most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century, according to a consensus report released early this morning by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations body charged with assessing the scientific record on global warming. | |
| Scientists have said for years that global warming was “loading the dice” when it comes to increasing the frequency of severe storms, and a new Environment Texas report makes it clear that Texas is already experiencing extreme downpours much more frequently. Specifically, the new report found that storms with heavy rainfall are now 28 percent more frequent in Texas than they were 60 years ago. | |
| AUSTIN – Environment Texas congratulated former Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today on receiving this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for their tireless efforts to inform the public about the dangers of global warming and urge action to slow its progress. | |
| AUSTIN —Environment Texas today hailed a letter sent by Representatives Lloyd Doggett, Sheila Jackson Lee, Al Green, Eddie Bernice Johnson and 148 members of Congress to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi laying out a blueprint for U.S. action to solve global warming. The letter establishes principles for “strong, fair, and science-based” legislation. | |
| Standing in front of a 20-foot, inflated model of the earth in Bryan today, Environment Texas called on Representative Chet Edwards to support bold and decisive action on global warming. | |
| AUSTIN — Environment Texas joined with Environment America to release a new report, Global Warming Solutions that Work, which details more than 20 examples of cutting-edge policies and practices that communities are using to reduce global warming pollution, from solar power in Israel to rooftop gardens in the South Bronx. The report also profiles positive actions taken by the cities of Dallas and Austin and the state of Texas, which has become a leader in wind power. | |
