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By Meeting Renewable Energy Goal 15 Years Ahead of Schedule, Texas Shows Policies Work

Posted in Energy, Renewables, tagged Carbon Dioxide, nitrous oxide, non wind rps, Public Citizen, public utility commission, renewable energy, renewable portfolio standard, rps, Texas, Texas Legislature, Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association, TREIA, wind coalition on April 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Statement of Tom “Smitty” Smith, Director, Public Citizen’s Texas Office We are thrilled – but not surprised – that because of a growth spurt in the development of wind energy, Texas has met its renewable energy goal 15 years ahead of schedule. Each time Texas has set a renewable energy goal, the state has achieved [...]

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Our thoughts are with the victims of West Virginia mining disaster

Posted in Coal, tagged donate, huffington post, massey coal, massey energy, west virginia mining disaster on April 6, 2010 | 5 Comments »

Our hearts are with the victims of the West Virginia mining disaster. Reports now indicate that the explosion claimed the lives of 25 workers, making this the worst mining disaster in 25 years. Huffington Post is pulling together a list of places where you can donate to support the victim’s families. The mine is owned [...]

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Last Chance to Save with Appliance Rebate Program

Posted in Efficiency, Energy, tagged appliances, Energy Efficiency, texas trade up appliance rebate program on April 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Important update! The first day you can make a reservation for the Texas Trade Up Appliance Rebate Program has changed from April 5 to April 7, starting at 7 a.m. CT. We know from past experience that reservations for programs like this fill up quickly. If you don’t make a reservation Wednesday, you may be [...]

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Texas’ New Technology Implementation Grant Application Period Upcoming

Posted in Global Warming, tagged advanced clean energy projects, clean coal, compressed air energy storage, flywheel energy storage, hydropower, new technology implementation grant program, point source pollution, renewable energy, sodium sulfur storage batteries on April 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Have you really really been wanting to get a flywheel energy storage (FES) project going, but were short a million or two? The window of opportunity to apply for your share of the $3 million available for the New Technology Implementation Grant (NTIG) Program will be opening soon. Now’s your time to shine! The idea [...]

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