Please join us in supporting ILoveMountains.org in their ongoing campaign to bring a halt to Mountaintop Removal (MTR) Coal Mining. There is a bill in front of the House of Representatives that would do a great deal to help stop this incredibly destructive operation. As you probably know, MTR is one of the most ecologically [...]
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Help Stop Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Bill, call, clean water protection act, climate change, Coal, coal mining, Congress, Global Warming, h.r. 1310, house of representatives, i love mountains, Mining, mountain top, mountaintop, mtr, protest, removal, representative on March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Gas Drilling 101: North Texas Communities Alliance March Meeting
Posted in Energy, tagged fort worth, gas drilling, health, march meeting, nctca, north texas communities alliance, property rights, safety on March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE March Meeting: Gas Drilling 101 General Meeting Information: When: Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:30 pm – Doors Open – Coffee & Networking 7:00 – 8:45 pm: NCTCA Meeting Where: Hotel Trinity – Inn Suites I-30 @ Beach Street (east of downtown Ft. Worth) You asked for it, we listened! We’ll [...]
On global warming, the science is solid
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Agriculture, Carbon Dioxide, climate change, climate research, Coal, Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, greg abbott, heat-trapping gases, intergovernmental panel on climate change, ipcc, melting ice sheets, methane, nasa, National Academy of Sciences, national oceanic and atomspheric administration, natural gas, nitrous oxide, noaa, oil, professors, rising sea levels, science, scientists, Texas, university of east anglia, waste disposal on March 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last weekend professors and scientists from four major Texas universities joined forces to write an editorial in the Houston Chronicle defending the science of global warming from skeptics and deniers. Check it out! On global warming, the science is solid In recent months, e-mails stolen from the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit in [...]
Industry Experts Confirm Carbon Capture and Sequestration A Pipe Dream
Posted in Global Warming, tagged carbon capture, CCS, climate change, Coal, deep saline aquifer, Economides, enhanced oil recovery, Global Warming, industry, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Michael Economides, pipe dream, Power, report, sequestration, Texas A & M University, University of Houston on March 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) is the fossil fuel industry’s much-touted cure-all for our global warming woes. This theoretical solution to global warming is to pump all our industrial releases of CO2 underground, cross our fingers, and hope really, really hard that it will stay there – literally sweeping the problem under the proverbial rug. [...]
North Texas Public Hearing on Ozone Pollution — Have Your Voice Be Heard!
Posted in Coal, Energy, Toxics, tagged al armendariz, arlington, clean air act, dallas, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, governor perry, mayor cluck, north texas, ozone, patrick cox, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on March 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Support the EPA’s proposal for a stricter ozone pollution standard Join us for an important public hearing at Arlington City Hall, 101 W. Abram St, Arlington, TX. For more info check out http://www.cleanairtexas.org Texas has the potential to be at the forefront of the green economy and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed new ozone [...]
Week in Review
Posted in Global Warming, tagged advocacy, Andrew Sauls, austin climate protection plan, calendar committee, coal block, conference committee, Global Warming, matt johnson, mona avalos, patrick reck, ryan rittenhouse, smitty, think green, think green fund, Tom "Smitty" Smith, trevor lovell, water-energy nexus, week in review, white stallion on March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to the debut of the Public Citizen Texas Week in Review. Every day our advocacy staff works to organize citizens and politicians in order to realize our progressive vision of a healthy environment, a sustainable economy, and a government of, by, and for the people. This advocacy requires patience and discipline, resilience and fortitude, [...]
Texas Universities En Route to Green Leadership
Posted in Global Warming, tagged aggies, California, earth day, elliot naishtat, fred brown, green fee, hb 3353, local solutions, longhorns, obama, public policy, sustainability, tea party, Tennessee, texas a&m, Texas Legislature, texas state, University of Houston, University of North Texas, University of Texas, ut austin, ut el paso, UT Pan American, UT San Antonio on March 5, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Longhorns and Aggies to create “green funds” that may soon be emulated statewide Austin, TX – Progressives in America have been stunned over the last year as President Obama’s agenda has repeatedly faltered and the far-right Tea Party has emerged as a dominant force in public policy discussions. Given the failure to make progress on [...]
“Women in Green Jobs” Solar Training Information Session
Posted in Energy, solar, tagged acc, Austin, austin community college, green jobs, installation, pv, riverside campus, solar, Texas, women on March 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Austin Community College is having a free information session on their Women In Solar class, a women-focused solar installation course being offered this spring and summer. Check it out, but register today — its the deadline for Saturday’s session! Learn more: “Women in Green Jobs” Solar Training Information Session The registration deadline for this event [...]
Get to Know an Activist: Mona Avalos
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged andy wilson, Colbert dimension, energy conservation, inspiration, internship, mona avalos, Sam Houston State, Stewart dimension, superpower on March 5, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Meet Mona Avalos. Mona is our charming, diligent global warming intern. She’s finishing up a master’s degree at Sam Houston State while working with Andy Wilson to educate the public about the strategies for and the benefits of energy conservation. Don’t be fooled by her studious demeanor; she is a fun-loving dork at heart. Plus… [...]
Climate Change: What Do You Believe?
Posted in Global Warming, tagged belief, believe, climate change, cutural cognition project, don braman, Global Warming, hinges, world view on March 4, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Or, rather, how do you believe? Though I’ve always thought this was fairly obvious, a recent story from Christopher Joyce at NPR has addressed how a person’s stance on global warming and climate change (or any issue really) tends to rely far more on one’s “World View” rather than on science or facts. This is [...]
Austinites Call on City Council for Renewed Climate Leadership
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Austin, City Council, climate protection plan, commitment, jake stewart, petition, will wynn on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last Thursday, three years after Mayor Will Wynn stated, “We’re going to lead by example“1 referring to adoption of the City’s Climate Protection Plan, Jake Stewart, former manager of Austin’s Climate Protection Program who left the program in dissatisfaction, stood before City Council to present a successful citizen petition drive. The ongoing petition’s objective is [...]
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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