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The Obama Playbook on Energy and Ethics is the worst Three Stooges episode ever

Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Global Warming, Good Government, Tarsands, Water, tagged Barack Obama, drought, Keystone Pipeline, keystone xl, Solyndra, texas drought, United States Department of State, water, white house on September 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Solyndra was the pie in the face, but Keystone XL is the rake in the yard the White House needs to avoid. Approval of controversial pipeline is bad for the environment, and bad politics, as it would offend not just environmentalists, but voters of all stripes across America’s heartland who would have the pipeline run [...]

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The Public Needs Protection From Fracking Dangers

Posted in Air Quality, Water, tagged hydraulic fracturing, Public Citizen, safe drinking water act, united states department of energy on August 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Public Citizen today urged a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) task force to prioritize the safety of water resources at contamination risk from hydraulic fracturing. Among the solutions Public Citizen proposed is repeal of the various exemptions the natural gas industry has received from federal environmental laws; the denial of drilling companies’ “proprietary” right to [...]

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From toilet water to tap water, the new liquid gold of West Texas

Posted in Coal Plants, Water, tagged drinking water, drought, Texas, Water supply on August 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

So after years of diminishing water supplies made even worse by the second-most severe drought in state history, some West Texas communities are resorting to a plan to turn sewage into drinking water. A water-reclamation plant believed to be the first in Texas will supply Big Spring, Midland, Odessa and Stanton and is currently under [...]

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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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LCRA meeting in Bay City, July 28th at 6:30 pm

Posted in Coal, Coal Plants, Water, tagged lower colorado river authority, Matagorda County Texas, Water resources on July 20, 2011 | 4 Comments »

According to a Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) press release, there will be a public meeting in Bay City on July 28th at 6:30 pm regarding the White Stallion water contract. The Lower Colorado River Authority will hold a public information meeting in Bay City on Thursday, July 28, on a proposed water contract with [...]

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LCRA meeting in Bay City on the White Stallion Energy Center water contract

Posted in Coal Plants, Water, tagged coal plant, lower colorado river authority, Matagorda County Texas, water, white stallion on July 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

At LCRA’s Board of Directors meeting on June 15, 2011, they discussed a contract to sell up to 25,400 acre-feet of water a year to White Stallion Energy Center for a power plant in Matagorda County. The LCRA Boardroom was filled with citizens against the contract, and the board heard public comments with 30 signing [...]

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In the midst of water restrictions, tiny Stamford sells its water to the highest bidder

Posted in Coal, Coal Plants, Water, tagged Coal, drought, Lake Stamford, tenaska, Texas on July 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Last week, Governor Rick Perry issued a proclamation certifying that certain counties in Texas are currently threatened by exceptional drought conditions and an extreme fire hazard due to a continuing disaster in several counties in Texas, including Jones and Haskell Counties, which the small town of Stamford straddles. Located 40 miles north of Abilene with [...]

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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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