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San Antonio, Austin lead state in solar generation

"Dallas-Fort Worth is a world leader in energy, but when it comes to solar we are being eclipsed by other cities in Texas," Jennifer Rubiello, Environment Texas' Dallas-Fort Worth organizer, said at a Fort Worth news conference Thursday.

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Skepticism, please, on 'trade secrets'

And, as Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas, suggests, the state needs more definition for what constitutes such a secret.

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Wind industry avoids a tax blow

Texas is the nation's No. 1 wind energy producer, and advocates say the extended production tax credits will encourage the state to continue building infrastructure - notably transmission lines to move wind energy from remote wind farm locations to more populated areas.

"We are poised to tap into even more wind power, and the tax credits are critical for making sure that happens," said Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas.

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Wind industry avoids a tax blow

"We are poised to tap into even more wind power, and the tax credits are critical for making sure that happens," said Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas.

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Texas Environment 2012: A Year In Review

Luke Metzger is director of Environment Texas.  He says the drought may actually have finally gotten lawmakers to focus on the state's water issues. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst recently floated the idea of using a billion dollars from the rainy day fund to invest in water and infrastructure.

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Railroad Commissioner David Porter helping to shape fracking proposals amid boom

Environmentalists remain highly skeptical of fracking, the drilling practice that has made this gas boom possible. On Thursday, Environment Texas released a report documenting the hundreds of millions of dollars in costs associated with shale exploration, starting with water infrastructure needs and looking ahead to long-term well problems.

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Fracking in Dallas - Report Release

DALLAS - Texas environmentalists are in Dallas asking city leaders to rethink fracking. Environment Texas released a report today, criticizing energy for their fracking techniques.

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Fracking Boom Carries Hidden Costs to Taxpayers

The oil and gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing – or fracking for short – can lower housing property values, run up costs of road repairs and ring up new costs for water infrastructure, says a critical report released Thursday by Environment Texas and Environment America.

The report, “The Costs of Fracking: The Price Tag of Dirty Drilling’s Environmental Damage,” arrives just as the Texas Railroad Commission’s proposed rules for permitting recycling of fracking water are undergoing a public comment period.

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New Report Aims to Hit Fracking Right in the Pocketbook

“The Costs of Fracking” collects data from academic and government studies to paint a picture of an industry that may be a bigger drain on state tax money than previously thought. The report looks at things like damage to roads, increased cost for water infrastructure projects, and drilling’s impact on property values in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Future of wind power threatened

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Activists gathered outside of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s office Tuesday afternoon to deliver 2,000 letters from local voters.

Their goal was to convince the Texas Republican to reconsider supporting a bill that would extend tax cuts for renewable energy plants and save up to 7,000 jobs in the wind power industry in Texas.

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