'Everything's bigger in Texas.'

It's not just a saying. For the energy industry in Texas, it's a way of life, or rather, a way of destructive 'life:' From the latests numbers from the federal Energy Department on carbon emissions, Texas leads the way in emitting toxic greenhouse gases, more than double the next two offenders on the list, California and Pennsylvania, whose combined populations double that of Texas.

"Some states are ... polluting the planet and make all the rest of us suffer the consequences of global warming," said Frank O'Donnell, director of the Washington environmental group Clean Air Watch. "I don't think that's fair at all."

Meanwhile, President Bush, not just a Texan, but the man who ran this state for several years before he became President, has unveiled what the White House calls 'a plan' for combating climate change. Apparently, the word 'plan' now includes threats of 'Well, if you aren't going to do anything, China, then I'm not either!'

Clearly, the President's own history on this subject, his own opinions and policy-making, helped Texas arrive at its unenviable position as the worst CO2 emitter in the U.S., the country which is currently the worst CO2 emitter on the planet. Things are not necessarily looking up either, as current Texas Governor Rick Perry questions whether climate change is actually caused by man and man-made emissions.

Posted on 4 June, 2007, in Global Warming
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