Last week, the seven-member Federal Council of Switzerland called for the decommissioning of the country’s five nuclear power reactors and development of new energy sources to replace them. The recommendation will be debated in the Swiss parliament, which is expected to make a final decision next month. If approved, the five reactors (at four facilities) [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Nuclear Power taking a dive in Europe
Posted in Nuclear, tagged Energy, japan, Nuclear Power, Switzerland on May 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Save on Appliances This Weekend During the ENERGY STAR® Sales Tax Holiday – May 28-30, 2011
Posted in Efficiency, Energy, tagged Efficient energy use, Energy Star, Memorial Day on May 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you have been thinking about a new appliance, this weekend is a good time to get one, just remember to look for the energy star label and you will save dollars now and for the life of the unit. Something new for you that will help preserve our scarce resources and some cash at [...]
Yesterday Texans made their voices heard, defending their property rights
Posted in Air Quality, Global Warming, Texas Legislature, tagged property rights, public citizen texas, SB875, Texas, Texas House of Representatives, texas senate on May 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, Texans from across the state made their voices heard in the Texas state house by calling their state senators and asking them to stand up to industry’s power play to pollute at will. On Tuesday night, Rep. Dennis Bonnen (HB 25, Angleton), offered an amendment on SB 875 that would provide industry an affirmative defense against [...]
“Clean Energy” Bank Bill would enable unlimited taxpayer funding of new nuclear reactors
Posted in Nuclear, tagged CEDA, Energy, Loan Guarantees, Nuclear on May 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
SENATE ENERGY COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER “CLEAN ENERGY” BANK BILL MAY 26, 2011 ACT NOW TO BLOCK “CEDA”! The Senate Energy Committee is scheduled to consider today–May 26, 2011–a bill establishing a new “clean energy” bank called the Clean Energy Development Administration (CEDA). Unfortunately, this “clean energy” bank is anything but a source for funding genuinely [...]
SB 875 – BAD BILL ALERT: Call your Rep now!!
Posted in Texas Legislature on May 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bad Bill Alert Vote NO on SB 875 The House passed on 2nd reading a bill which would give polluters a shield against being sued for nuisance over their greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, greenhouse gases include all sorts of bad pollution, like methane, and even the pollutants that cause smog: NOx and ozone. Even worse, [...]
Oi Polloi – Nuclear Waste
Posted in Nuclear, Radioactive Waste on May 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In honor of SB 1605, a Simmons‘ led bill on the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission, we decided to post a music video speaking of more sensible, viable options for clean energy. Hope you enjoy it! And the lyrics after the jump if you want them:
Making Connections
Posted in Climate Change, Global Warming, tagged climate change on May 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Are the recent tornadoes in Missouri caused by global warming? In an op-ed published yesterday in the Washington Post, 350.ORG founder Bill McKibben connects the dots between recent natural disasters and climate disruption. We have reprinted the op-ed below. Keep Calm and Carry On By Bill McKibben Caution: It is vitally important not to make [...]
Simmons’ Cronies
Posted in Global Warming, Nuclear, Radiation, Radioactive Waste, Toxics, tagged environment, Harold Simmons, nuclear waste, texans for public justice, The Texas Solution, Toxic Waste, waste control specialists on May 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
All rights reserved by Public Citizen Texas Infamously dubbed by Dallas Magazine “Dallas’ Most Evil Genius”, socialite and energy tycoon Harold Simmons is no stranger to Texas lobbying. As this blog previously reported in January, Simmons has contributed $1.12 million from 2001 to September 2010 to Rick Perry significantly increasing his contributions between 6/25/2009 and [...]
Alert For Houstonians: Urge Gene Green to Protect Chemical Plants from Disasters
Posted in Toxics, tagged chemical, Congress, congressman, disaster, district, Gene Green, green, homeland security, houston, hr 908, safety, Texas on May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you live in the Houston area, you may be in the danger zone of a toxic chemical facility, and oil and chemical industry executives are trying to keep it that way. These toxic chemical facilities are vulnerable to accidents or terrorist attacks, even though safer alternatives are available. Now Congress is considering industry-backed legislation [...]
Senate names conference committee members for TCEQ Sunset Bill (HB 2694)
Posted in Air Quality, Sunset, TCEQ, tagged HB 2694, TCEQ, TCEQ Sunset, Texas Legislature on May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, the Senate named its conference committee members (conferees) for the important TCEQ Sunset Bill (HB 2694). The Senate version of the bill that the conference committee is considering was significantly better than the bill that came out of the House. Please call the senate conferees this week and tell them you want them to pass out [...]
The Fracking Song
Posted in Global Warming on May 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A little ditty for your enjoyment by David Holmes. Sorry, it comes with commercials, but was so cute I wanted to share with everyone regardless.
More on radiation in Texas drinking water
Posted in Radiation, tagged drinking water, KHOU, radioactive water, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on May 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Back in November we blogged about a story that KHOU broke in Houston about radioactive contaminants in the Houston area drinking water. Revelations that came to light showed hundreds of water providers around the Gulf Coast region were providing their customers with drinking water that contains radioactive contaminants that raise health risks. State tests by [...]
Hurricanes – Looks like it’s going to be a busy season!
Posted in Climate Change, Global Warming, tagged atlantic storms, climate on May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It looks like we can expect an above average Atlantic hurricane season according to the most recent forecasts by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project (CSUTMP). Last year we dodged the bullet and no major hurricane made a U.S. landfall (as was the case in the [...]
Radioactive Plumbing in Central Texas – will we have a place to dispose of “hot pipes”?
Posted in Global Warming on May 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
According to a story by KHOU-Channel 11 out of Houston, radiation has contaminated the underground pipes, water tanks, and plumbing that provide drinking water for much of Central Texas and the Hill Country, much to the consternation of concerned city officials in the region, who tested some pipes with Geiger counters. Recently, the City of [...]
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