Subscribe to Dollars & Sense magazine. Recent articles related to the financial crisis. Clean energy in Texas: get involvedRead about Dallas-based energy company TXU's plans to build 11 new coal-fired power plants in Texas here. TXU is already Texas' largest source of carbon dioxide emissions, and the new plants would double TXU's CO2 output. In Texas and around the country, a half dozen major environmental organizations, seven local citizens groups, 36 cities, counties, and school districts, 400 business leaders, three major church groups, and thousands of individuals have been agitating against the plants. To join them, visit Stop the Coal Plant for letters and petitions, ways to donate, the latest press, and a handy fact sheet.Look for more coverage of this activism in the Mar/Apr issue of Dollars & Sense. Labels: carbon, coal, electricity, energy, global warming, TXU |