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Public Citizen to host Summer of Solutions Party Thursday, July 2

Posted in Global Warming on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

ReEnergize Texas is having a party to kick-off our Summer of Solutions program and your 4th of July weekend! Join us at Public Citizen (1303 San Antonio St.) this Thursday 6pm-9pm for music, food, and beer (for those of age)! Come show your support for joint projects being run by Resolution Gardens, ReEnergize Texas, American [...]

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Special Session Begins Today

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Austin, department of insurance, department of transportation, governor rick perry, public insurance counsel, special session, State Affordable Housing Corporation, Texas, Texas Legislature, texas racing ocmmission on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The special session that Governor Rick Perry called started this morning. On the agenda: extending the life-line of several state agencies that were up for review, such as the Department of Transportation, Insurance, Public Insurance Counsel, and the Texas Racing Commission and the State Affordable Housing Corporation. If legislators don’t pass a bill to extend [...]

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Flat-Earth View of Climate Change Will Send Texas Back to the Energy Dark Ages

Posted in Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, Renewables, tagged economics, Energy Efficiency, environment, Global Warming, governor perry, low-income, renewable energy, Renewables, Rick Perry, Texas on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

By: Citizen Brem Even though Texas leads the nation in greenhouse gas emissions, Governor Perry balks at making any major stand on producing reliable renewable energy. “Are the Democrats willing to say we’re fixing to raise everyone’s cost of living in America, on science yet to be solidified?” said Rick Perry several weeks ago. Perry [...]

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