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Testifying before the Texas Legislature on climate change
Read about it and/or watch it happen |
Andrew Dessler |
01 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| There are something like 12 bills in the Texas Legislature this session addressing climate change. Most of them are deader than a doornail, but we might see passage this session of a bill to create a Texas climate change task force. This doesn't sound like much, but for Texas it's actually quite an accomplishment. To get an idea of what testifying there is like, you can take a look at my archived testimony here (Real Audio). My testimony starts at 9:20. Particularl ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, energy, Texas (all these topics) |
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Texas Fold 'Em
TXU Corp. board accepts biggest buyout offer in U.S. history |
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26 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Texas Fold 'Em TXU Corp. board accepts biggest buyout offer in U.S. history The white-hot controversy over 11 proposed coal plants in Texas has taken on a new hue. The board of TXU Corp., which has kicked up an anti-coal firestorm among businesses, politicians, and citizens, voted yesterday to accept the largest leveraged buyout offer in U.S. history -- and the $45 billion deal looks oddly g ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, coal, energy, news, Texas (all these topics) |
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