The first British investigation into the supposed “climategate” emails has largely vindicated the scientists involved, including Phil Jones – head scientist of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia. This further proves, as I’ve said all along, that this “Climategate” is just more inane propaganda being forced down the throats of a [...]
Archive for March, 2010
“Climategate” Scientists Slip Tea Bagger Noose
Posted in Global Warming on March 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
April Showers Bring May Flowers, But In Texas, April is Nuclear Power Month
Posted in Nuclear, tagged Nuclear, public citizen texas on March 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) hearings in Texas in April 2010
April 15 hearing on Comanche Peak in Granbury, TX
Posted in Nuclear, tagged Nuclear, public citizen texas on March 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) panel will hear oral arguments on Comanche Peak Combined License (COL) proceedings on April 15 in Granbury, Texas
Corpus Christi Residents Can Breathe a Short, but Clean, Sigh of Relief
Posted in Coal, Global Warming, tagged CEC, clean economy coalition, Coal, corpus christi, decision, edf, energy center, james marston, judge, las brisas, Petcoke, plant, Public Citizen, ryan rittenhouse, soah, state office of administrative hearings, TCEQ on March 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This week the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality received a recommendation from two administrative judges denying the air permit for the proposed Las Brisas Energy Center in Corpus Christi. The decision is a ray of hope in the battle to prevent the petcoke plant from showering the citizens of Corpus Christi with harmful pollutants including [...]
Trade Up Your Appliances to Save Money and Energy
Posted in Efficiency, Energy, tagged Efficiency, Energy Star, rebates, seco, state energy conservation office, stimulus, texas powerful smart, texas trade up appliance rebate program on March 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
By taking advantage of the Texas Trade Up Appliance Rebate Program from April 16-25, Texas residents can receive rebates for replacing old appliances with new, more efficient models. Rebates range from $45 up to $1,000 and may be even more if you qualify for additional rebates through your electric utility. Visit www.TexasPowerfulSmart.org to learn more [...]
Three steps are needed to create a solar boom in Texas
Posted in solar, tagged Austin, Austin American-Statesman, greenhouse gasses, incentives, michael webber, peak demand, renewable energy, solar, TXU, wind on March 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We can do the same thing for solar that we did for wind. Set a modest goal, say – 4,000 MW by 2020, and require every utility to buy some solar.
Get to Know an Activist: Citizen Sarah
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Activism, activist, Austin, citizen sarah, get to know an activist, Public Citizen, sarah mcdonald on March 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Have you ever wondered, “who is that citizensarah who writes so many engaging and informative articles on Texas Vox?” Well, today is your lucky day because I had a chance to temporarily slow down our queen blogging bee to ask her a few questions and learn about all the other things she does at Public [...]
Week in Review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Andrew Sauls, andy wilson, carol geiger, matt johnson, mona avalos, patrick reck, Public Citizen, ryan rittenhouse, smitty, sunset commission, TCEQ, tom smith, trevor lovell, week in review on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After Week in Review‘s SXSW hiatus, our weekly blog update is back in action, keeping you posted on Public Citizen’s energy advocacy work.
Party In The Dark During Earth Hour
Posted in Global Warming, tagged climate change, dirty air, Earth, foreign oil, Public Citizen, public citizen texas on March 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Worried about your environmental impact? This Saturday, March 27th at 8:30pm is your chance to participate with millions of people around the world during Earth Hour. “What do I have to do?” Simply turn off the lights for one hour. During this hour we can universally flip the switch on dirty air, foreign oil, and [...]
TCEQ Commissioners want Tax Breaks for Polluters, Tax Increases for Neighborhoods Near Refinery
Posted in Campaign Finance, Energy, Good Government, Toxics, tagged houston, oil refineries, sunset review, taxes, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Valero on March 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
An eye opening story from KHOU earlier this week gave more insight into what’s the matter at TCEQ. It’s worth your 5 minutes to watch the entire thing but here are the highlights: Valero installed a pollution scrubber to create lower sulphur fuels in one of their Houston refineries. The problem? According to TCEQ staff, [...]
Licensing Board to Hear Oral Arguments on STP Application April 7th in Bay City, TX.
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Nuclear, public citizen texas, SEED Coalition on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) panel will hear oral argument regarding a hearing in the South Texas Project Combined License (COL) proceeding on April 7 in Bay City, Texas. The ASLB is the independent body within the NRC that presides over hearings where the public can challenge proposed licensing and enforcement actions.
NRG’s investment in STP contributes to stock downgrade
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Nuclear, public citizen texas on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
According to the Wall Street Journal, Citigroup has downgraded shares of NRG Energy (NRG) to “Hold” from “Buy” and cut price targets to $25 from $27 on the stocks. Shares of NRG today are off 34 cents, or 1.6%, at $20.83. Citigroup analyst Brian Chin warns that NRG’s investment in the South Texas Plant (STP) nuclear [...]
Texas Smart Meter Portal Goes Live
Posted in Efficiency, Energy, tagged centerpoint, electricity consumption, energy usage, oncor, public utility commission, smart meters, smartmetertexas.com, website on March 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Public Utility Commission has launched a new website called www.SmartMeterTexas.com that allows customers to track their energy usage in 15-minute increments to better understand their usage patterns and potentially decrease their electricity consumption and costs. After several years of behind the scenes work, this is the first step in smart grid, or advanced meter [...]
Increasing Attacks Against Science
Posted in Global Warming on March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Ya’ll have heard of the “climategate” and other recent, escalating attacks against global warming science, and the scientists behind it. Though these attacks are getting more frequent and belligerent in nature some people are fighting back with cool heads and cold hard facts. Deniers rely on misinformation and cherry picking so much that they have [...]
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