In addition to Lon Burnam’s HB 3423, there are five other good bills that will be heard in the House Environmental Regulation Committee this Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 10:30 am or upon adjournment of the House in the Capital extension – Hearing room E1.014. We are incouraging everyone who has a few minutes to [...]
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Good Bills Being Heard in House Environmental Reg
Posted in Coal, Global Warming, Toxics, tagged air pollution, capitol, clean air act, coal combustion waste, committee hearing, Global Warming, hb 1450, hb 3422, hb 3428, hb 557, hb 769, house environmental regulation, industrial waste, lon burnam, mercury, ozone, Public Citizen, rep. burnam, rep. hernandez, rep. rodriguez, Texas, texas state capitol on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Help Stop Nuke Waste Loophole; Show Support for HB 3423
Posted in Nuclear, tagged andrews county, byron cook, compact loophole, environmental regulation, jessica farrar, jim dunnam, kelly hancock, ken legler, lon burnam, maine, marc veasey, NRC, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, nuclear waste, ogallala aquifer, radioactive waste, radionuclides, randy weber, Texas, vermont, warren chisum, waste dump on March 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Rep. Lon Burnam’s bill, HB 3423, will be heard on Wednesday, April 1st, in the House Committee on Environmental Regulation hearing at 10:30 AM or upon adjournment, in E1.014. If you are able to come, we’re trying to get as many people as possible to register their support of this bill (by filling out a [...]
“Mr. Chairman, as a point of order do we swear in Jack Daniels as a witness?”
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Air Quality, Coal, coal plant, EPA, Rep. Jim Dunnam, Rep. Lon Burnam, TCEQ, Texas Legislature on March 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This was too funny not to share. Courtesy of Gardner Selby at the Austin American Statesman’s Postcards blog: Rep. Jim Dunnam of Waco, leader of the House Democratic Caucus, stunned observers at a hearing this afternoon by lining up what looked like shots of whiskey on the members’ dais in the hearing room and then [...]
Just Kidding: Mountain Top Removal Battle Continues
Posted in Coal, tagged army corps of engineers, bush administration, clean water act, coal mines, environment, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, lamar alexander, Lisa Jackson, mountain top removal on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The EPA in the last day or so has assumed the dreaded playground title of “taker backer”. Tuesday, Lisa Jackson announced that they would be putting a moratorium on all mountain top removal mining permits, which could delay 150-200 surface coal mines. Yay for the environment right? Well, not so fast. Later that day the [...]
Clean Energy Rally and Lobby Day
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Clean Energy, climate change, climate justice, coal moratorium, Coal Plants, distributed solar, Energy Efficiency, grassroots politics, rally and lobby day, reenergize texas, student climate change movement, texas capitol, Texas Legislature on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sponsored by ReEnergize Texas, the event will feature speeches by leaders in the student climate change movement, as well as a diverse group of Texas Representatives and Senators. When: Monday, March 30th Rally: 9:30am-10:30am Lobby Appointments: 10:30am-2:30pm Where: Texas Capitol (north of 11th and Congress) Register at ReEnergizeTexas.org Hundreds of youth from all over Texas [...]
Texas to Receive Additional $208 Million for Energy Efficiency, thanks Feds!
Posted in Efficiency, tagged Austin, dallas, doe, double panes, energy audits, Energy Efficiency, energy efficiency and conservation block grant program, houston, Obama administration, recovery and reinvestment act, retrofits, San Antonio, state energy office, Texas on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Breaking, wicked-sweet news from the U.S. Department of Energy: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 26, 2009 Obama Administration Announces Additional $208,759,900 for Local Energy Efficiency Improvements in Texas Block Grants to Support Jobs, Cut Energy Bills, and Increase Energy Independence WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced plans to [...]
ReEnergize Texas Summit
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Austin, Austin Energy, climate change, congressman lloyd doggett, dr. robert bullard, dumping in dixie, environmental justice, Huston-Tillotson University, mark kapner, pam ragon, reenergize texas, ReEnergize Texas Summit, renewable energy, state legislature, texas republicans for environmental protection on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Over the past three years, our country has experienced a paradigm shift. All across the nation, diverse voices are beginning to rise to the climate challenge, and they are all calling for action. At this moment our generation has the opportunity to offer a bold new vision of our energy future. On March 28-30 2009, [...]
Coal Moratorium Press Conference and Testimony Yesterday
Posted in Coal, tagged carbon capture, carbon legislation, clean economy coalition, climate change, Coal, coal moratorium, coal plant, corpus christi bay, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, floor pass, hb 4383, Karen Hadden, las brisas, mulit county coalition, patricia broadwell, Public Citizen, public citizen texas, representative allen vaught, roger landress, sb 126, SEED Coalition, senator rodney ellis, sequestration, sweetwater, texas medical association, texas observer, Tom "Smitty" Smith, white stallion on March 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday morning we held a press conference to highlight the importance of the proposed coal moratorium bill, SB 126, sponsored by State Sen. Rodney Ellis, and its companion bill in the house, HB 4384, sponsored by Rep. Allen Vaught. SB 126 , which went into committee late Tuesday night, would put a temporary moratorium on [...]
We’ve hit the big Times
Posted in Energy, Renewables, tagged austin solar plant, david power, Global Warming, green, inc, Kate Galbraith, luke bellsynder, mark strama, New York Times, Public Citizen, renewable energy, solar, solar power, Texas, texas association of manufacturers on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Good mooooooorning Texas! Just woke up, haven’t even gotten out of my pajamas or had my coffee (okay, I’m running a little late), but I couldn’t wait a moment longer to spread the good news. We’ve hit the big Times. Yes, that Times. The New York Times. Check out the following post from Kate Galbraith [...]
EPA Freezes Hundreds of Mountain Top Removal Permits
Posted in Coal, tagged ap, appalachian mountains, army corps of engineers, associated press, clean water act, Coal, coal mining, dina cappiello, EPA, Lisa Jackson, mountain top removal, Obama administration, richmond, va on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MOST EXCELLENT news from Dina Cappiello at the Associated Press: WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency put hundreds of mountaintop coal-mining permits on hold Tuesday, saying it wants to evaluate the projects’ impact on streams and wetlands. The decision by EPA administrator Lisa Jackson targets a controversial practice that allows coal mining companies to dump [...]
Texas Tops List of States at Risk From Toxic Coal Ash Waste
Posted in Coal, tagged coal ash, coal ash waste, coal combustion waste, daily texan, Dallas Morning News, eddie rodriguez, hb 1450, matt stephens, natural resources defense council, neighbors for neighbors, nrdc, randy loftis, toxic coal-ash waste, travis brown on March 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A while back we held a press conference to highlight the scale of Texas’ coal combustion waste problem. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) recently released a report which found that Texas is the worst state in the nation in terms of toxic coal-ash waste that will result from proposed dirty coal-fired power plants. I [...]
Busy day, a quick news roundup
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Carbon Dioxide, climate change, Coal, coal moratorium, EPA, Global Warming, Public Citizen, renewable energy, Rodney Ellis, solar, solar power, Texas Legislature on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Public Citizen will be testifying on nearly three dozen bills today during committee meetings in the House and Senate. You can watch the action in the House or the Senate by going to the individual committees. Be sure to tune in to our 10am Press Conference on a coal moratorium by clicking on the link [...]
Make Every Day Solar Day in Texas
Posted in Energy, Renewables, tagged business and commerce, environment texas, luke metzger, Public Citizen, solar, Texas, vote solar on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hey folks, tomorrow a whole host of solar bills are going into be heard in the Senate Business and Commerce Committee. Our friends over at Environment Texas have a petition up where you can show legislators your support for solar. The sun’s setting on this petition, so sign up today! From the horse’s mouth, here’s [...]
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