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Why Jeopardize Our Health for Dirty Energy Jobs when there are Clean Energy Jobs to be had?

Posted in Coal, Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, green jobs, natural gas, Renewables, solar, TCEQ, tagged Air Quality, cap and trade, drilling, drilling moratorium, EPA, TCEQ on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

It is frustrating that our local and federal governments are strained from taking action to ameliorate our air and water quality because once they try to do so, the other side recites loss in jobs as the result– but never do they mention any public health concerns and the effect that has on the economy.

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Judges in the White Stallion Coal Plant Hearing Find Application “Deficient”

Posted in Coal, Global Warming, tagged Coal, EPA, TCEQ, white stallion on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

On Monday, when many of us were celebrating the 4th of July holiday, two State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) administrative law judges (ALJs) released their ruling in a controversial case over whether to permit the proposed 1,200 MW “White Stallion” coal plant near Bay City, Texas. AJLs Kerrie Jo Qualthorough and Paul Keeper announced they could not [...]

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CBO says climate bill would cut deficit by $19B

Posted in Coal, Energy, Global Warming, tagged American Power Act, APA, CBO, CBO score, climate bill, climate change, Coal, deficit, Global Warming, public citizen texas on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

A report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says the climate & energy bill currently stalled in the Senate would reduce the federal deficit by about $19 billion over the next ten years. The CBO is responsible for providing Congress with nonpartisan analyses of economic and budget issues, and lawmakers rely on it for guidance. This is the [...]

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Climategate: The Real Climate Sham

Posted in Coal, Energy, Global Warming, Good Government, green jobs, tagged anthropogenic, britain, climategate, controversy, denial, denier, Global Warming, house of commons, man made, panel, phil jones, university of east anglia on July 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Anthropogenic global warming (AGW) deniers went crazy a few months ago with an email controversy involving the University of East Anglia in Britain. Joining an earlier finding by the House of Commons, a British panel has just issued a sweeping exoneration of all scientists involved. Climatologist Phil Jones was immediately reinstated in his position at [...]

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