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New video on Energy Efficiency

Posted in Efficiency, tagged Barack Obama, Coal, Energy Efficiency, Global Warming, Nuclear, stimulus, youtube on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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Nuclear Falls Out at Austin City Hall

Posted in Global Warming, tagged Austin, austin city council, Austin Energy, matthew johnson, Nuclear, Nuclear Power, paul robbins, randi shade, Roger Duncan, south texas nuclear project, South Texas Project, worley parsons on February 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Hip-hip- HOORAY! After a series of informative, provocative presentations and public comments this morning, the Austin City Council voted unanimously to DECLINE participation in the South Texas Nuclear Project’s expansion plan. Austin has a 16% stake in the current South Texas Nuclear Project, and has been questioning for months whether it should be a financial [...]

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Texas’ Southwestern University signs Presidents Climate Committment with Wangari Maathai

Posted in Global Warming, tagged education, President's Climate Committment, Southwestern University, students, Talloires, Wangari Maathai on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Southwestern University may be a small campus unbeknown to most, yet, this university has big plans for becoming a leader of sustainability in the state of Texas. Only about 1,300 students call Southwestern home, and roughly 60 members of the student body are involved in the university’s environmental organization, Students for Environmental Activism and Knowledge [...]

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Live from City Hall, its Thuuuuuuuursday Morning!

Posted in Energy, Nuclear, Renewables, tagged Austin, austin city council, city of austin, solar, solar power, south texas nuclear plant, South Texas Project, Webberville on February 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Good morning, folks! I’m sitting in on the Austin City Council meeting this morning. Here at Public Citizen, we are largely concerned with two important items on today’s agenda: Item 3: Will the City of Austin invest in the South Texas Nuclear Power Plant? Item 16: Will the City invest in 30 megawatts of solar [...]

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Stimulus Package is Kosher!

Posted in Global Warming, tagged $50 billion, beyond nuclear, Congress, federal loan guarantees, house, kevin kamps, Loan Guarantees, Nuclear Pork, senate, stimulus package on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Just last night the House and Senate came to agreement: a $789 billion Stimulus Package with no traces of nuclear pork! The $50 billion in federal loan guarantees that could have been used by nuclear and coal industries have been carved out. Thank you, Legislators, for finally seeing that the nuclear sector will not contribute [...]

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