A recent poll shows that voters are more inclined to vote for a candidate that voted for the Federal climate change and renewable energy legislation than for those who didn’t. This is interesting in a time in which many conservative groups are advocating that climate change is a hoax and humans don’t need to intervene [...]
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In Texas, Few Campaign on Renewable Energy, Climate Change
Posted in Campaign Finance, Energy, Global Warming, Good Government, green jobs, Renewables, solar, tagged bill white, charlie gonzalez, mark strama, Mid-term elections, Renewa, solar, texas energy, wind power on October 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Power to the People: The Fair Elections Now Act
Posted in Campaign Finance, tagged Arlen Spector, big money, campaign contributions, Campaign Finance, campaign finance reform, charlie gonzalez, clean elections texas, Dick Durbin, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Fair Elections, Fair Elections Now Act, FENA, Gene Green, John Larson, Lloyd Doggett, money, Shiela Jackson Lee, Silvestre Reyes, Solomon Ortiz, Walter Jones on December 2, 2009 | 8 Comments »
As early as the time of Socrates, people have identified money as a corruptive influence in politics, specifically in democracies. Elections now cost double and triple what they used to, which means more and more of our Senators’ and Representatives’ time is spent dialing for dollars. The average member of the House of Representatives will [...]
Texas Voters Support Climate Change Bill, According to Survey
Posted in Global Warming, tagged acesa, american clean energy and security act, arizona, California, cap and trade, charlie gonzalez, Congress, Gene Green, house energy and commerce, latino leadership, los angeles, San Antonio, tejanos for a better future, Texas, wcvi, willie velasquez institute on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Excellent news from San Antonio! One: According to a new poll by the Willie Velasquez Institute, the majority of Texans are in favor of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACESA), the big cap and trade bill currently being debated in Congress. Two: Latino leaders and organizations in San Antonio have formed a coalition [...]
Waxman/Markey Draft Released, Deals Struck with Texas Congressman
Posted in Global Warming, tagged american clean energy and security act, auction, carbon crisis, Carbon Dioxide, charlie gonzalez, congressdaily, discussion draft, Gene Green, Global Warming, house energy and commerce, hr 2454, Markey, Waxman on May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This afternoon Waxman and Markey finally formally introduced H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. Up to now, they’ve just been circulating an unofficial ‘discussion draft’, but now that we’ve got some actual language (932 pages of it), we’ve got a better idea of the bill’s specifics. And it looks like [...]
Texas religious leaders lean on Congressman Charlie Gonzalez
Posted in Global Warming, tagged cap and trade, charlie gonzalez, Clean Energy, energy independence, Global Warming, green jobs, national security, religious leaders, san antonio express news, texas interfaith power and light on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As we’ve said before, there are a lot of good reasons to support a federal cap and trade bill: it would address the looming threat of global warming, create thousands of new green jobs while kick-starting a the clean energy economy, increase national security by achieving energy independence, and done right could even address long-entrenched [...]
San Antonio’s Mayor Hardberger and Council Members Urge Strong Climate Action
Posted in Global Warming, tagged charlie gonzalez, EPA, jennifer ramos, justin rodriguez, lourdes galvan, phillip cortez, polluter giveaways, San Antonio, san antonio current, smart grid, solar panels, waxman-markey, Weatherization, wind turbines on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kudos and many thanks to San Antonio’s outgoing Mayor Hardberger and council members Justin Rodriguez, Jennifer Ramos, Lourdes Galvan, and Phillip Cortez for signing on to a letter urging Congressman Charlie Gonzalez to get with the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act program. The letter reads: We have an unprecedented opportunity to put San [...]
Vets Urge Congressman Charlie Gonzalez to Support Climate Bill
Posted in Global Warming, tagged advertisement, american clean energy and security act, burnt orange report, carbon credits, charlie gonzalez, Clean Energy, european union, Gene Green, iraq war, king william's fair, national security, patrick bellon, polluter giveaways, San Antonio, veterans, votevets, waxman-markey on May 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Phillip Martin at Burnt Orange Report reports that VoteVets.org is running a telelvision ad in San Antonio urging Congressman Charlie Gonzalez to support the American Clean Energy and Security Act (aka the Waxman & Markey bill, the federal cap and trade bill, or, as Trevor over at ReEnergize Texas has taken to calling it, the [...]
King William’s Parade Shenanigans & Success
Posted in Global Warming, tagged charlie gonzalez, Curblog, Greg Harman, king william's fair, Public Citizen, reenergize texas, San Antonio, san antonio current, SEED Coalition on April 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Our ambush of U.S. Congressman Charlie Gonzalez at the King William’s Fair in San Antonio this weekend was both a blast and a great success. If you couldn’t make it out, never fear — Greg Harman at the San Antonio Current did, and just posted a great blog post with full coverage from the parade. [...]
Your Chance to Influence Climate Debate TOMORROW at King William Parade
Posted in Global Warming, tagged cap and trade bill, charlie gonzalez, energy efficieny, green jobs, king william parade, peace center, San Antonio on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Charlie Gonzalez Update!! Tomorrow morning at the King William Parade in San Antonio, we’ve got a great opportunity to put some pressure on Congressman Charlie Gonzalez to support strong cap and trade legislation. Done right, a cap and trade bill would bring San Antonio thousands of green jobs, increased energy efficiency programs, and renewable energy. [...]
San Antonio Rep. Charlie Gonzalez Wants CPS to Get a Free Ride
Posted in Global Warming, tagged bloomberg, Carbon Dioxide, charlie gonzalez, climate change, consumer protection, Energy Efficiency, free allowances, Gene Green, house energy and commerce committee, Markey, Public Citizen, rick boucher, San Antonio, swing vote, Waxman on April 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »
According to a Bloomberg article this morning, San Antonio Representative Charlie Gonzalez has joined a group of Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee (who) want to give utilities free permits for all their existing carbon emissions, according to people familiar with a plan sent to the committee’s chairman. The article continues: Representative Rick [...]
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