Daily Roundup: November 12, 2009

Better Builders: Al Gore and Sheryl Crow were featured celebrities at the United States Green Building Council's 8th annual Greenbuild conference in Phoenix. Examiner

Water Wars: Earthjustice, Environmental Integrity Project, and the Sierra Club appealed a permit that would allow a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant to dump pollutants into the Clinch River. Wall Street Journal

A Walk on the Wild Side: The percentage of traffic fatalities involving pedestrians in San Francisco is more than four times the national average. Treehugger

Still Number One: A new report shows that Texas, the leader in greenhouse gas emissions, cut pollution by 2 percent between 2004 and 2007. Houston Chronicle

Party Planners: Denmark will invite 191 world leaders to the U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen and will push for a deal during the final days of the conference. Reuters

--Della Watson