PERRY CALLS FOR POWER MARKET PROBE Galveston County Daily News 10/11/06 Texas’ governor says he wants anyone who has manipulated the energy market dealt with ‘harshly’ but says the suspected company’s name should be kept secret. FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR NEW BP PLANT Galveston County Daily News 10/11/06 TEXAS CITY – BP plans to build a large steam-powered turbine plant…
CONOCOPHILLIPS, ENCANA TO CREATE NEW OIL COMPANY Houston Business Journal 10/5/06 ConocoPhillips and EnCana Corp have entered into an agreement to create a North American joint-venture heavy oil company. VALERO LEAK PROMPTS EVACUATION Houston Chronicle 10/5/06 An accidental gas release at the Valero refinery in east Houston sent nearly 30 workers to area hospitals, where they were treated for respiratory…
STUDY: URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO CUT AIR TOXICS Houston Chronicle 9/28/06 Concentrations of some carcinogens and respiratory irritants are much higher in Houston’s air than in other major US cities, suggesting that federal and state regulations have not curbed the risk posed by toxic air contaminants locally, a study released Wednesday concluded. BRIEF EXPOSURE TO DIRTY AIR MAY RAISE STROKE…