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Hey Houston: The Challenges of Communicating Climate Change Event This Thursday

Posted in Global Warming, tagged baker institute, british consolate-houston, center for the study of environment and society, climate change, communicating, houston, rice, Texas, u.k. science and innovation team on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This Thursday, March 4 the Center for the Study of Environment and Society, in partnership with the Baker Institute Science and Technology Policy Program and the U.K. Science and Innovation Team, British Consulate-Houston cordially invite you to their upcoming discussion: The Challenges of Communicating Climate Change with Tim Reeder, Regional Climate Change Programme Manager, U.K. [...]

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Public Citizen responds: Check your facts, Judge

Posted in Coal, Energy, tagged bay city, bay city tribune, clean coal, Clean Energy, Coal, coal plant, coleto creek, Environmental Protection Agency, judge mcdonald, lcra, lower colorado river authority, matargorda county, nrg limestone, Public Citizen, Renewables, rice farmers, solar, spruce, tenaska, Texas, water use, white stallion, wind on March 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »

For those of you following our work organizing citizens in the Bay City area against the proposed White Stallion coal plant, there is a new chapter to add to the saga. You may remember that we were down there recently speaking with rice farmers concerned about the plant’s potential (huge!) water use. Turns out not [...]

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Primary Day

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged election, Hope Andrade, primary day, secretary of state, vote on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

It’s primary day! If you forgot/didn’t get a chance to go vote early(like me, grr), better not miss your chance today! Not sure where your polling location is? Visit the Secretary of State’s website and ask Hope (Andrade, she’s the sec’ o’ state, duh)! ### By promoting cleaner energy, cleaner government, and cleaner air for [...]

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