Rick Perry’s latest campaign cash report shows Harold Simmons has just given Perry another $250,000 at the same time that he’s seeking permission to expand his Andrews County radioactive waste dump so 36 other states can dump their “low-level” radioactive waste right here in Texas. This brings Simmons’ contributions to Perry up to almost $900,000. Simmons’ [...]
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Radioactive waste dump owner forks over another quarter million dollars to Perry
Posted in Nuclear, tagged campaign contributions, influence pedaling, nuclear waste, perry, radioactive waste, Simmons, WCS on October 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
STOP: Stop Tarsands Oil Pipelines – Voices From Texas Landowners
Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Tarsands, Toxics, tagged Air Quality, Austin Energy, Keystone Pipeline, Oil sands, pipeline, Tar Sands, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on October 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Meet Audrey and Jim Thornton, two of the landowners who have the threat of a Canadian tarsands pipeline proposed to run through their land. Tarsands crude is many times more concentrated with toxins and carcinogens than typical, Texas, crude oil. Like just about every other land-owner along the pipeline route, the Thorntons have been threatened [...]
Austin Energy offers consumers assistance with charging stations for their new EVs!
Posted in Air Quality, Consumers, Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, Renewables, Transportation, tagged Air Quality, Austin, Austin Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Charging station, Electric vehicle, emissions reductions, EV, EV incentives, EVs, Global Warming, plug-in hybrids, Plug-In Vehicle, Public Citizen, transportation on October 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the coming weeks you might notice a sleek, new Nissan LEAF or Chevy Volt cruising past you on the road. Many of the major car companies are introducing electric, plug-in vehicles (EVs) designed for the American family market. They range in cost from about $20,000-$45,000 and are small and practical. Not all EVs run [...]
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