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Wet summer weather result of global warming
- The University Star (new window)
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9/5/2007 |
| Texas’ wet summer stood in stark contrast to the triple-digit temperatures of the summer of 2006. Scientists are now saying both summers of unusual weather are products of global warming. A report released during the summer by an Austin-based non-profit ecological protection group, Environment Texas, said the warmer-than-normal temperatures of 2006, and this year’s wetter-than-normal weather, indicates global warming. | |
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Hot Cities
- KUHF 88.7 FM Houston Public Radio (new window)
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9/14/2006 |
| A new report tracks the average temperatures across the state and the country. Environment Texas took a look at average temperatures during the past several decades. Houston Public Radio's Capella Tucker reports | |
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Activists call attention to global warming, carbon dioxide emissions
- San Antonio Express-News (new window)
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8/5/2006 |
| Armed with a 20-foot blow-up replica of a flaming Earth, environmental activists tried to bring the issue of global warming front and center Friday in hot and steamy San Antonio. | |
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Global Warming
- Victoria Advocate (new window)
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8/12/2007 |
| There is no question that the culprit causing the flooding, heavy rainfall and other weather disasters is global warming, said Luke Metzger, director with Environment Texas, a statewide environmental advocacy group. "It's all part of the trend we're seeing in the erratic weather," he said. "It's the things scientists are saying have already happened and are likely to happen." While scientists can't link a single weather disaster to global warming, there are plenty of examples showing the trend, Metzger said. | |
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Heat Exhaustion In a Cooler 2007
- News Channel 6 Wichita Falls (new window)
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7/27/2007 |
| A report from the National Climatic Data Center has revealed that in 2006, Wichita Falls was ranked second in the Nation for excessive heat. But 2007, hasn't brought much in the way of heat, just lots of rain. Environment Texas says these type of extremes can be expected with continued global warming. | |
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Global Warming in the Panhandle?
- KVII-TV (ABC) (new window)
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7/26/2007 |
| On Tuesday, an Austin group released a report that says Amarillo's average temperature has increased by one point five degrees. That may not seem like much, but the report says the Panhandle has something to worry about. | |
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Warming blamed for rain
- Austin American-Statesman (new window)
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7/25/2007 |
| Looking at data from federal climate agencies and weather stations, the group Environment Texas said in a report Tuesday that last year's hot weather was unusual and ascribed it to global climate change. Mean temperature in Austin from 1971 to 2000 was 83.5 degrees during June; last year, it was 84.4. Historically, the city has 109 days in which the thermometer reaches 90 degrees or more. Last year, there were 147. In the report, called "Feeling the Heat," the group said last year's hot weather and this year's rains are signals of global climate change. In the U.K., Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that ongoing flooding there is also the consequence of climate change. Earlier this year, a panel of scientists assembled by the United Nations said North America could experience heavy precipitation and "an increased number, intensity, and duration of heat waves" as temperatures continue to rise. | |
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Utilities seek licenses to build 33 additional nuclear reactors
- The Daily Texan (new window)
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7/25/2007 |
| A report issued by Metzger's group Tuesday warned that hotter summers and more extreme, unpredictable weather are in the multi-year forecast for Austin and the rest of the country because of climate change. "Warmer surface temperatures cause more evaporation," Metzger said. "More water in the atmosphere causes more downpours like the ones we've seen this summer." Metzger's organization supports expanding conservation efforts and using renewable and cleaner energy sources such as solar, wind and geothermal power. His organization does not support the expanded use of nuclear power due to issues regarding the storage of spent fuel. | |
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Groups: Global warming to blame for weather
- KVUE (new window)
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7/24/2007 |
| A new report released Tuesday shows Austin ranked fourth in the nation last year for cities with excessive summer heat days. Several environmental groups called on Congress to take action against global warming. | |
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Austin Among the Hottest Cities in 2006
- Fox 7 Austin (new window)
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7/24/2007 |
| AUSTIN -- A new Environment Texas report ranked Austin fourth in the country for most number of excessive heat days in 2006. Austin had 147 days where the temperature hit 90 degrees or higher. | |
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It Really Was Hotter than Usual Last Year
- San Antonio Express News (new window)
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7/24/2007 |
| According to a new report released today, San Antonio and Austin each had 38 more days of 90 degrees or above last year than normal. That put the number of 90-plus days in San Antonio last year at an astounding 151, up from the historic average of 113. The 38 days above the norm tied San Antonio and Austin for the fourth most in the nation. | |
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Is Heavy SA Rain Caused by Global Warming?
- WOAI News Radio (new window)
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7/24/2007 |
| An environmental group today blamed global warming for the heavy rains San Antonio and much of Texas has experienced this summer, 1200 WOAI news reports. Environment Texas released a report indicating that global warming 'raises temperatures and wreaks havoc with our weather in Texas,' according to the group's Luke Metzger. | |
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Environmental group says temperatures rising in San Antonio
- San Antonio Business Journal (new window)
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7/24/2007 |
| San Antonio ranked fourth in the nation for cities with excessive heat days last summer, according to a new report released Tuesday by Environment Texas. The city experienced 151 days where the temperature hit at least 90 degrees Fahrenheit. This represents 38 days more than the historical average -- making San Antonio tied with Austin for excessive heat days. | |
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Report: Texas shows greatest carbon dioxide increase in U.S
- The University Star (new window)
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7/12/2006 |
| A report released on Friday by the activist group Environmental Texas indicates the state of Texas has been ranked No.1 in the nation for the largest overall increase in carbon dioxide emissions, jumping 178 percent between 1960 and 2001. | |
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Serving Global Warming
- Austin Chronicle (new window)
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6/29/2006 |
| ET's new report, "The Carbon Boom," claims that while nationwide global warming pollution increased an average of 95% between 1960 and 2001, Texas' share jumped a staggering 178%, the largest increase of any state. The report suggests that coal and oil emissions are the main culprits, and that a movement toward renewable energy and efficiency programs is the solution. | |
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Environmental group speaks out against global warming
- News 8 Austin (new window)
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6/23/2006 |
| An Austin environmental group fried up Texas-shaped toast as a metaphor of the state overheating from global warming during a demonstration Friday at the State Capitol. | |
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Group says Texas is worst when it comes to blame for global warming
- KLBJ-AM (new window)
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6/23/2006 |
| Texas is frying, with longer heat waves, more intense storms and longer droughts. An environmental group says it's the effect of global warming, and Texas is contributing to it more than any other state. | |
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DFW Area Not Meeting Air Quality Standards
- CBS 11 TV (new window)
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6/20/2006 |
| When it comes to harmful global warming emissions, and carbon dioxide emissions, Texas is topping the charts. | |
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Global Warming Pollution
- Texas Public Radio (new window)
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4/13/2007 |
| Show #346, April 13, 2007 Segment 1: When it comes to pumping out green house gases, Texas is number one in the nation. An analysis by the organization Environment Texas released a report this week that finds Texas ranks first in the nation for total emissions. Luke Metzger is the director of Environment Texas. | |
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Craddick creates panel for energy, environment
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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12/8/2007 |
| AUSTIN -- Global warming and its impact in Texas will come under legislative scrutiny in the coming months -- but some of the key lawmakers behind that official review also remain some of global warming's biggest skeptics. "I'm not holding my breath that there will be any substantial action -- the deck has been stacked with global-warming doubters and industry supporters," said Luke Metzger, director of the Environment Texas, a conservation group. | |
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Heavy storms up 42 percent
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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12/5/2007 |
| Fort Worth and Dallas experienced a significant increase in the number of heavy storms that cause flooding and property damage over the past 60 years, according to a study released Tuesday that says global warming is at least partly to blame. Environment Texas, an Austin-based advocacy group, analyzed data from more than 3,000 weather stations across the country. The group concluded that Dallas-Fort Worth is one of 55 metropolitan areas that have experienced a significant increase in extreme rain events since 1948. And the group predicts that the trend will accelerate as the climate warms, particularly in the Southwest. | |
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Violent storms increasing in Texas, across U.S.
- San Antonio Express-News (new window)
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12/5/2007 |
| Severe rainstorms throughout the country and in Texas have been become significantly more common over the past 60 years, according to a new report. The study was released in San Antonio Tuesday by Environment Texas. The advocacy group, which is affiliated with U.S. PIRG, is using the findings to lobby for more efforts to fight global warming, which, many scientists believe, is increasing the likelihood of violent storms. | |
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Report to be released on increase of extreme rainstorms
- El Paso Times (new window)
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12/4/2007 |
| Environment Texas, an environmental advocacy organization, is planning Tuesday to release a new report documenting the increase in the frequency of extreme rainstorms during the past 60 years in El Paso. "Recent extreme rainstorms, such as the storms that hit El Paso this summer make it one of the most susceptible cities in Texas to extreme downpours and among the most flood-prone regions in North America," a news release from the group said. "This is highlighted as part of a larger trend consistent with scientists' predictions of global warming resulting in more severe weather." | |
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Storm 2006 linked to global warming?
- KVIA El Paso (new window)
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12/4/2007 |
| "This number for El Paso specifically is among the highest in the state and these numbers are particularly relevant given the wet summer we saw in 2006," said J.J. Karabais Environment Texas. He said the report should send a clear message. "At the rate we're going what was once the downpour of the decade will soon become just another storm if we continue to not address the impacts of global warming." | |
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An Enviromental Group Details Global Warming's Effect on Texas
- KLBJ News Radio (new window)
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12/4/2007 |
| The frequency and the severity of rainstorms in Texas are directly related to global warming according to a new report being released today by Environment Texas. Luke Metzger with Environment Texas says the sever flooding and rain storms in central Texas this summer along with the 59 related deaths are high-lighted as part of this larger trend consistent with scientist's predictions. He says what was once the storm of the decade will soon be just another downpour. | |
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Extreme Rainstorms a New Texas Trend
- Environmental News Service (new window)
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12/4/2007 |
| DALLAS, Texas, December 4, 2007 (ENS) - During the past 60 years,Texas has experienced extreme downpours much more frequently than before 1948, according to a new report by the nonprofit Environment Texas. These findings are consistent with the predicted impacts of global warming, the group says. | |
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Global Warming Could Mean More Austin Floods
- KXAN NBC Austin (new window)
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12/10/2007 |
| The activist group, Environment Texas Research and Policy Center, released a report, claiming we could see even more destructive floods. Luke Metzger, Director of Texas Environment, said, "Powerful storms with heavy rainfall are 28% more frequent in Texas than they were 60 years ago." | |
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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi visits Austin
- Austin American-Statesman (new window)
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10/30/2007 |
| Issues of climate change are "as local as a neighborhood and as global as the planet," Pelosi said. Earlier this year, Pelosi sounded optimistic that Congress could come up with a bill to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases that have been blamed for global warming. But at Austin City Hall, she said she did not think that such regulation would be taken up until the next session. "There's some impatience" among environmentalists, said Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas, "but at the same time, the concern is that Congress get it right because of the fear that if they rush through and pass a weak bill, it would forestall any future action" on climate change. | |
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Global warming a matter of life, death
- El Paso Times (new window)
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10/15/2007 |
| Are you exercising? What's your diet like? Do you smoke? These are the questions that come up when we talk to our doctors about our health. We don't expect our doctors to ask, "What have you done lately to reduce global warming pollution?" | |
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Only you can prevent global warming
- The Bryan-College Station Eagle (new window)
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1/23/2008 |
| Cold, rainy weather didn't deter members of Austin-based non-profit Environment Texas from traveling to Bryan Tuesday to encourage global warming legislation. Standing in front of Brazos Natural Foods on Texas Avenue, the group briefly inflated a 20-foot-tall flame-covered globe that is touring the country in conjunction with Environment America. The United States experienced its second hottest year on record in 2006, the group said, adding that Congress is expected to discuss the issue in depth this fall. | |
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