Houston Chronicle: The nation`s economy is in the tank, and companies in Houston and elsewhere have been shedding jobs. But in Washington, there`s a growth industry that`s putting some Texans to work: climate change lobbying. The climate change business has spiked in the last year, especially after Barack Obama was elected president as a strong supporter of legislation to drastically reduce fossil fuel emissions. Roughly 2,340 lobbyists dealing with climate issues were hired in 2008, according to a …