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20,000 Sacrificed In Annual Blood Offering To Corporate America

Posted in Global Warming, tagged Chief executive officer, Corporate America, Corporation, Employment, Fiscal year on November 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The nation looked on in reverence Friday as 20,000 citizens were decapitated, dismembered, and burned alive in the name of Corporate America, continuing the age-old annual rite to ensure bounteous profits in the coming fiscal year. . . . The blood offering follows last week’s Feast of Increasing Market Values, a yearly celebration during which [...]

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South Texas (Nuclear) Project gets a new partner

Posted in Nuclear, tagged CPS Energy, nrg energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Shaw Group, South Texas Nuclear Generating Station, toshiba on November 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The Shaw Group is increasing its bet on nuclear power, announcing a role in the proposed 2,700-megawatt South Texas project making it the largest nuclear construction project in Shaw’s history. Toshiba, the Japanese company, and NRG Energy Inc. jointly own Nuclear Innovation North America, which is developing the South Texas plant. The Shaw Power Group [...]

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5th Circuit says Sandy Creek does not comply with Clean Air Act

Posted in Air Quality, Coal, Toxics, tagged clean air act, Public Citizen, sandy creek, Sierra Club, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, United States Environmental Protection Agency on November 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Last week, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals awarded a major victory to Public Citizen and Sierra Club in their long standing efforts to block the Sandy Creek coal plant near Waco when it ruled that developers improperly started construction without adequate clearance under the federal Clean Air Act. The court overturned a district court ruling saying the developers [...]

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