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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.

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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.

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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 [...]

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