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DFW Metroplex and Texas (from the Dallas Morning News) |
Coal hearings delayed
Judges postpone review of TXU plant permits by four months
11:06 PM CST on Wednesday, February 21, 2007
By ELIZABETH SOUDER / The Dallas Morning News esouder@dallasnews.com
AUSTIN – The judges hearing TXU Corp.'s case for coal-fired power plant
permits slowed the process down by four months, bowing to a last-minute
court ruling that the governor's fast-track permit schedule is probably unconstitutional.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/022207dnbustxucoalplants.2122fb2a.html |
Texas companies plan wind, gas, coal power plants
Bid to connect state to Panhandle energy a contrast to TXU effort
08:17 AM CST on Friday, February 16, 2007
By JIM LANDERS and ELIZABETH SOUDER / The Dallas Morning News
Several Texas energy companies offered Thursday to build a string of
wind, gas and coal-fired power plants and transmission lines across the
Panhandle that could lessen the state's future dependence on coal while
supplying enough electricity for more than a million Texas homes.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/021607dnbuswindpower.176a32e.html
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Other US Regions and Cities (from WBCSD email news bulletins) |
Next-Gen Biofuels Move Beyond Corn and Soy
GreenBiz.com, 12 February 2007 - The National Wildlife Federation has announced
a proposal to help farmers switch to growing a new generation of biofuel crops.
The plan would enroll up to five million acres of land to promote the sustainable
production of next generation biomass energy.
http://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=MjI4Mjk |
US industry warming to climate change fight
AFP, 14 February 2007 - Saving the planet is a worthy goal, but corporate
America also sees money to be made in the fight against global warming.
http://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=MjI4OTE |
International (from WBCSD email news bulletins) |
Businesses Create a Plan for Sustainable Development
GreenBiz.com, 9 February 2007 - A group of 12 business leaders announced
a groundbreaking plan to push forward how their companies work with and in the
developing world.
http://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=MjI4MTU |
FTSE4Good sets out climate criteria
Environmental Finance, 8 February 2007 - Companies will have to meet a
new set of climate change criteria or face expulsion from the FTSE4Good socially
responsible investment (SRI) index family.
http://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=MjI3OTE |
