Comments on: So Much for the Solar Session http://texasvox.org/2009/06/01/so-much-for-the-solar-session/ The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:19:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Texas Progressive Alliance Round-Up With Toledo Bend Dam Picture « Texas Liberal http://texasvox.org/2009/06/01/so-much-for-the-solar-session/#comment-811 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:58:49 +0000 http://texasvox.org/?p=3654#comment-811 [...] Citizen Sarah over at Texas Vox sheds a tear over good environmental bills lost this legislature … so much for the “solar session”. [...]

]]> By: Texas blog roundup for the week of June 8 – Off the Kuff http://texasvox.org/2009/06/01/so-much-for-the-solar-session/#comment-803 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:14:58 +0000 http://texasvox.org/?p=3654#comment-803 [...] Citizen Sarah over at Texas Vox sheds a tear over good environmental bills lost this legislature… so much for the “solar session”. [...]

]]> By: Texas Progressive Alliance Roundup – June 8, 2009 | BlueBloggin http://texasvox.org/2009/06/01/so-much-for-the-solar-session/#comment-801 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:48:49 +0000 http://texasvox.org/?p=3654#comment-801 [...] Citizen Sarah over at Texas Vox sheds a tear over good environmental bills lost this legislature…” so much for the “solar session”. [...]

]]> By: Texas Progressive Alliance Roundup – June 8, 2009 « TruthHugger http://texasvox.org/2009/06/01/so-much-for-the-solar-session/#comment-800 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:46:48 +0000 http://texasvox.org/?p=3654#comment-800 [...] Citizen Sarah over at Texas Vox sheds a tear over good environmental bills lost this legislature…” so much for the “solar session”. [...]

]]> By: Eye on Williamson » Texas Blog Round Up (June 8, 2009) http://texasvox.org/2009/06/01/so-much-for-the-solar-session/#comment-795 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:02:07 +0000 http://texasvox.org/?p=3654#comment-795 [...] Citizen Sarah over at Texas Vox sheds a tear over good environmental bills lost this legislature… so much for the “solar session”. [...]

]]> By: citizensarah http://texasvox.org/2009/06/01/so-much-for-the-solar-session/#comment-782 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:06:16 +0000 http://texasvox.org/?p=3654#comment-782 WSJ’s take: Texas Kills Solar Bill on Last-Minute Motion http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/06/01/texas-kills-solar-bill-on-last-minute-motion/

]]> By: LJ Ruiz http://texasvox.org/2009/06/01/so-much-for-the-solar-session/#comment-779 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:23:32 +0000 http://texasvox.org/?p=3654#comment-779 Now that is clear that most of us are dissappointed about the solar bills in texas, I received a post from I believe twitter …. anyway, it was very interesting to me, and the tittle was “Open Letter to Governor Perry on Renewable Energy”, I have to say that I already wrote and submitted my letter to the governor as well… really dont know its future but just did it anyway, dont have anytihng to lose… but the interesting part is that it got me thinking (http://www.whosplayin.com/xoops/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1135) Now that I have seen how thousand of texas are in favor of Solar bills and wouldnt mind paying an additional $0.20 or so monthly, why we do not collect signatures and letters from around the state and make a petition to the Governor to consider a special session to reconsider the solar bills, the bills didnt pass because they lacked support from both parties but because we rean out of time and legistlation technicalities, and because other forces that do not truly represent the voice of Texas… let me know if this sound like a good or a bad idea, I know I can help collect letters of support from City Council in my city, private sector and regular taxpayers as well, I can also contact our State representatives from my city…. if every city, countly and thousand of us with the support of the media I believe that at least we can create an issue worth or reconsidering… ….. Anyway… is this out of the question or are you all for the challenge…

]]> By: citizensarah http://texasvox.org/2009/06/01/so-much-for-the-solar-session/#comment-778 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:44:20 +0000 http://texasvox.org/?p=3654#comment-778 NYTimes is all over it: http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/solar-push-in-texas-fails/

PS the “disappointed environmentalist” is Citizen Andy! Follow him on twitter @citizenandy!

]]> By: citizensarah http://texasvox.org/2009/06/01/so-much-for-the-solar-session/#comment-776 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:41:43 +0000 http://texasvox.org/?p=3654#comment-776 Missing out on the solar session was a big disappointment, but there are still other ways that Texas can get more solar power and renewable energy. Just check out this solar power water treatment project down in San Benito, which is getting international attention: http://www.valleycentral.com/news/video.aspx?id=307783

Local projects and partnerships like this, and Austin’s new solar plant out at the Webberville tract, are a ray of hope for Texas’ solar future.

]]> By: Matthew Johnson http://texasvox.org/2009/06/01/so-much-for-the-solar-session/#comment-773 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:59:25 +0000 http://texasvox.org/?p=3654#comment-773 Actually, HB 432 did not pass. Just checked it online. The Senate didn’t get to it yesterday. HB 431 also did not pass the Senate. Too bad. Lucio III had some good bills there.

]]> By: LJ Ruiz http://texasvox.org/2009/06/01/so-much-for-the-solar-session/#comment-771 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:56:25 +0000 http://texasvox.org/?p=3654#comment-771 I believe that now we have to advocate directly to our electric co. and city council to implement and develped the loan program to finance solar systems thru property taxes, also I know that a number of city’s are looking into the 14x Stimulus program from architecture2030.org, which calls for a mortgage buy down depending on the efficiency improvement of homes, which will call for energy efficiency upgrades and the installation of solar systems… Just trying to get a second breath of hope, and get solar going in our State

]]> By: Ted http://texasvox.org/2009/06/01/so-much-for-the-solar-session/#comment-770 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:41:44 +0000 http://texasvox.org/?p=3654#comment-770 So what next? Do we have to wait 2 more yeas bore another bill can be introduced or is there a chance that something might happen this time next year?

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