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A little bit of rain, a little less drought?

Posted in Coal Plants, Global Warming, Nuclear Plants, Water, tagged drought, Texas on February 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »

While only 23 percent of Texas remains under “exceptional” drought, 90% of the state is still under some level of drought in spite of the recent rains many parts of the state have experienced. But we can’t get cocky, as the U.S. seasonal drought outlook indicates most of Texas can expect the drought to persist [...]

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Texas Senator Troy Fraser focuses on the energy industry’s water use

Posted in Coal Plants, Nuclear Plants, Water, tagged drought, Energy, fracking, Texas, water on November 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »

According to the Texas Energy Report, Senate Natural Resources Committee Chairman Troy Fraser, called the energy industry a bit too “thirsty” during a record one-year drought, and warned the oil and gas companies to ramp up the recycling of water consumed during hydraulic fracturing. Currently much of the chemical-laced water and sand that Texas companies blast [...]

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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 »

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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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, [...]

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STP, the nuclear expansion project that just won’t die

Posted in Nuclear, Nuclear Plants, tagged Bay City Texas, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, South Texas Nuclear Generating Station on August 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Despite the fact that NRG/Toshiba (formally know together as NINA) has been unsuccessful in their multi-year efforts to expand by two units, the South Texas “Nuclear” Project (STP) – the process for their Combined License (COL) is proceeding. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) panel will hear oral argument and conduct an evidentiary hearing, [...]

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Heat and drought; what’s a state to do?

Posted in Climate Change, Coal Plants, Nuclear Plants, Water, tagged drought, National Climatic Data Center, temperature, Texas on July 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

We’ve blogged numerous times about the persistent heat and drought plaguing the Southern Plains (particularly Texas) this year. Much of Texas is off a June that ranks among the top five hottest in history. According to the National Climatic Data Center, Texas had their hottest June on record and of the six record hottest June [...]

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