The ongoing drought, extended high temperatures, and wildfires have increased the importance of state water studies. In light of the study by the State of Texas and the critical nature of our water issues, the League of Women Voters (LWV) Austin is sponsoring a meeting for its members and the public featuring an outstanding panel of water experts [...]
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Austin League of Women Voters – Texas Water Study: “Should Water Be Treated as a Commodity?”
Posted in Coal Plants, Nuclear Plants, Water, tagged drought, League of Women Voters, Texas, Water resources on October 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
SMITTY discusses impeachment, grand juries, nuclear energy, water supplies, and more on ACCESS News
Posted in Global Warming, Nuclear, Nuclear Plants, Water on October 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
ACCESS News! A program about being a better citizen (Presidents included). What happens when the President of the United States runs afoul of the law? What is a grand jury? Is the future of nuclear energy dead? Is our water supply properly managed? The Director of Public Citizen’s Texas office, Tom “SMITTY” Smith, discusses impeachment, [...]
Special Nebraska Legislative Session May Re-Route Tar Sands Pipeline
Posted in Tarsands on October 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Click here to read a news release from the office of Governor Dave Heineman of Nebraska. The Governor has announced a special legislative session to attempt a statutory solution to siting problems associated with the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The Governor and many prominent elected leaders in Nebraska have expressed concerns about the impact [...]
Texas drought could impact families’ pocketbooks across the country
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Beef Prices, drought, Texas on October 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This summer, as Hurricane Irene pounded the East Coast of the U.S. and flooded communities far inland, temperatures in Austin soared to 112°F and across the Lone Star State it was bone dry. Caught in the grip of a heat wave that fed on the drought – where sunlight hit the ground, evaporated any moisture [...]
Texas looks at issues around drought and wildfire between legislative sessions
Posted in Global Warming, tagged drought, Texas, water, Wildfire on October 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The following are the Interim Charges focused on the current drought and wildfires as outlined by Lt Governor Dewhurst: Business & Commerce Committee Assess the impact of extreme drought conditions on electric generation capacity. Identify those regions of Texas that will be most affected by a lack of capacity. Analyze response plans and make recommendations [...]
A New American Dustbowl?
Posted in Global Warming on October 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
While the temperatures have come down from the relentless 100 degree heat wave that blanketed much of the state of Texas this summer, and parts of the state have seen some much needed rain, the state climatologist is warning us that conditions are lining up for us to be in a drought pattern for the [...]
Continued Drought Concerns ERCOT for 2012
Posted in Coal Plants, Efficiency, Water, tagged drought, electric reliability council of texas, Energy, Energy Efficiency, PUC, Texas on October 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The worst drought in more than 50 years in Texas is expected to continue as a weak La Nina weather pattern is predicted to strengthen this winter. Drought has already reduced cooling water needed by coal-fired power plants and may limit electric output from power plants next summer, an official from the Electric Reliability Council [...]
Sustainable Energy Transforms Lives
Posted in Renewables, solar, tagged Kenya, renewable energy, SOLAR PANEL on October 9, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Below is an article from the New York Times in its entirety showing the power for change renewable energy is having in third world countries. I think articles like this are a good argument for subscribing to papers like the New York Times. African Huts Far From the Grid Glow With Renewable Power Beyond Fossil Fuels [...]
Bank of America put on the spot about their new debit card fee
Posted in Consumers, tagged Bank of America, Debit card, Fee, petition on October 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
America is fed up and starting to make some noise about it. The rise of the Tea Party was about politics, this new 99% movement is about greed. Thursday, I got an email about ABC News’ followed up on a story about the more than 150,000 people who signed Molly Katchpole’s (change.org) petition against Bank [...]
Public Citizen, Sierra Club and SEED Coalition Fear Luminant Will Simply Run Units Next Summer Without Cleaning Up the Air Emissions
Posted in Air Quality, Coal, tagged air pollution, electric reliability council of texas, Luminant, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on October 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Public Citizen, Sierra Club and SEED Coalition are calling on Luminant to come clean and retire, rather than idle, the old dirty coal plant, Monticello 1 and 2. After receiving notice that Luminant Generation Company, LLC, has filed a Notification of Suspension of Operations for Monticello Units 1 and 2 with the Electric Reliability Council [...]
Tar Sands Cronyism
Posted in Air Quality, Tarsands, tagged Keystone Pipeline, New York Times, state department on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In a New York Times op-ed by Bill McKibbens, he talks about the cronyism of the TransCanada tar sands play. He makes reference to e-mails, made available by the environmental group Friends of the Earth, that show the State Department working with lobbyists to advance the interests of TransCanada, the company trying to build the [...]
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