Tom Craddick, the former Speaker of the Texas House and currently a Republican incumbent Texas House Member, has given money to his favorite incumbent Democratic Representatives. So, what’s the problem? Craddick laundered the money through a PAC instead of a direct contribution. In response, Texans for Public Justice, a political advocacy group, has filed a [...]
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Tom Craddick Laundered Money through Jobs PAC to House Dems, Texans for Public Justice files in complaint
Posted in Campaign Finance, tagged campaign, campaign contributions, Campaign Finance, clean elections texas, Fair Elections Now Act, public financing, texans for public justice on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
San Antonio Anti-Nuclear Film Series
Posted in Nuclear, tagged Energy, esperanza peace and justice center, Nuclear, nuclear waste, nukes, plutonium, uranium mining on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday, October 8th the Esperanza Peace & Justice center continues the Other and Out & Beyond film series with a day on nuclear energy and the devastating effects of uranium mining, nuclear waste and contamination. This event is Free and open to the public, though donations are appreciated. All films will be held at the [...]
CPS has dropped the ball on alternatives to nuclear
Posted in Nuclear, tagged STP, Nuclear, Arjun Makhijani, San Antonio, CPS Energy, City Council, South Texas Project, toshiba on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
CPS has dropped the ball on alternatives to nuclear By Arjun Makhijani – Special to the San Antonio Express-News CPS Energy is asking its board and the San Antonio City Council for permission to sell $400 million of bonds to follow the $276 million CPS Energy has already spent to get an option to buy [...]
Climate-Change Bill: Is It Really Bad for Texas?
Posted in Energy, Global Warming, tagged Rick Perry, waxman-markey on October 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Public Citizen hopes for climate change legislation that will direct us in becoming more energy efficient, less dependent on foreign oil, and better stewards of out state’s environment. As we await the outcome of the Waxman/Markey and Kerry/Boxer legislation in Congress, Governor Perry irresponsibly dismisses the issue with outrageous arguments to scare up more votes [...]
BYU Chemist uses sugar and weedkiller to make cheap fuel cell?
Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Renewables, tagged biodiesel, biofuels, BYU, cars, ethanol, fuel cells, renewable fuels, sugar, weedkiller on October 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For the second time in a month, it’s very popular among my friends and co-workers that they know a BYU Cougar (the first, of course, after the football game against Oklahoma, exciting my Longhorn-lovin friends and officemates, but I digress…) From the Edmunds Green Car blog: Brigham Young University Scientist: Sugar + Weed Killer = [...]
Green-up your life! Oct 1- Eat less meat.
Posted in Consumers, Global Warming, tagged climate change, consumer, food, Global Warming on October 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is going to be one of our ongoing series on climate change and how we can all make a personal impact. Since today is World Vegetarian Day, I think this is an appropriate way to kick things off. With various climate change proposals circulating on Capitol Hill, and the Climate Change Conference [...]
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