2006 WARMEST ON RECORD IN UNITED STATES – NOAA Reuters 1/10/07 SALT LAKE CITY – The year 2006 was the warmest in the contiguous United States since record keeping began 112 years ago, due in large part to an unusually warm December, US government weather forecasters said on Tuesday. ’06’S AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ONE OF HIGHEST EVER AGENCY AFFIRMS HUMAN INFLUENCE…
EXXON MOBIL ACCUSED OF DISCREDITING GLOBAL WARMING Houston Chronicle 1/3/07 WASHINGTON – Exxon Mobil Corp. gave $16 million to 43 ideological groups between 1998 and 2005 in a coordinated effort to mislead the public by discrediting the science behind global warming, the Union of Concerned Scientists asserted today. EXXONMOBIL CULTIVATES GLOBAL WARMING DOUBT – REPORT US COURT STRIKES DOWN 2004…
FOUR HOUSTON-AREA CHEMICAL PLANTS ACCUSED IN STATE LAWSUIT Houston Chronicle 12/21/06 Four Houston-area chemical plants could face hundreds of thousands of dollars – if not millions – in penalties for releasing pollutants into the air and failing to properly monitor equipment for leaks. NEW FLOOD MAPS TO AFFECT 10,000 HARRIS PROPERTIES Houston Chronicle 12/18/06 Thousands of Harris County property owners…