Statement of David Power, Deputy Director, Public Citizen’s Texas Office Seemingly out of concern that competitive renewable energy will damage Big Oil’s bottom line, the Texas Railroad Commission wants to block renewable energy transmission lines that would put affordable energy from west Texas wind farms on an even playing field with the historical titans of [...]
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Texas Railroad Commission Trying to Block Renewable Energy Lines to Help Big Oil
Posted in Campaign Finance, Energy, Renewables, tagged Big Oil, Block Renewable Energy Lines, carbon dioxide emissions, Clean Energy, david power, deputy director, kay bailey hutchison, michael williams, natural gas, oil and gas companies, panhandle, public citizen texas, PUC, regulation, renewable energy, special interests, Texas Legislature, texas public utility commission, Texas Railroad Commission, transmission lines, US senate, west texas, wind farms on December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Copenhagen Summit: The First Step to a Journey of a Thousand Miles
Posted in Coal, Energy, Global Warming, Renewables, solar, tagged cap and trade, Clean Energy, climate change, climate change legislation, copenhagen delay, Copenhagen summit, global climate treaty, Global Warming, waxman-markey on November 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Finally, Global warming is getting some international recognition. Since the Kyoto Protocol is about to expire in 2012, the UN, with help of the Danish government, is organizing an international summit about global warming. The summit will be held on December 7th through the 18th at the Bella Center, the largest fair and conference center [...]
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Externalities of Coal
Posted in Coal, Consumers, Energy, Global Warming, Renewables, Toxics, tagged Clean Energy, climate change, Coal, coal industry, coal plant, externality, Global Warming on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Coal has been used by man for several centuries as a means of warmth, transportation (via Watt’s steam engine) and most recently electric power. It is currently used nearly exclusively for the generation of electricity in the US (in 2001: 86% of total US coal production). It has always been claimed that coal makes good [...]
Participate in an anti-coal demonstration at Austin City Council meeting Thursday!
Posted in Coal, Energy, tagged asthma, Austin, Austin Energy, austin has a dirty secret, City Council, city of austin, clean air task force, Clean Energy, coal kills, day of the dead, fayette coal plant, health impacts of coal, quit coal, Texas on October 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
With the Day of the Dead just around the corner, it’s the time of year to remember friends and family members who have died. That’s why we’ve decided to hold a demonstration at City Hall on Thursday at noon, wearing black, to recognize those who have died from complications related to living around the City [...]
Oppose the Murkowski Amendment and Support the EPA’s Authority to Curb Global Warming
Posted in Coal, Energy, Global Warming, tagged carbon dioxide emissions, clean air act, Clean Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, Senator Lisa Murkowski on September 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has circulated a draft amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill—the Environmental Protection Agency’s annual spending bill—calling to prevent the Agency from regulating stationary sources of greenhouse gases, despite a mandate from the US Supreme Court two years ago to do just that. The amendment would ignore worldwide scientific consensus that indicates [...]
Austin Energy’s Generation Plan: More Renewables and Efficiency, Less Coal?
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Austin, austin city council, Austin Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Clean Energy, Coal, coal plant, CPS Energy, Energy Efficiency, Global Warming, lcra, Lee Leffingwell, Nuclear Power, renewable energy, Renewables, Roger Duncan, solar power, wind on August 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It has been less than 24 hours since I received a copy of Austin Energy’s Generation Plan recommendation and there’s a lot here to like. Before I get to the highlights, let me just say that those of you who spoke up, filled out the survey, played the sim game and demanded more renewable energy, [...]
Dispelling Green Choice Myths
Posted in Energy, tagged Austin Energy, Clean Energy, Coal, contract, electricity deregulation, Energy, energy grid, Gas, green choice, greenchoice, Myths, natural gas, Power, Renewables, Texas, transmission lines, wind on July 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Since the Austin American Statesman published a couple of articles on the less-than-stellar sales of Austin Energy’s Green Choice program, many media outlets have picked up the story and the takeaway message is something like “liberal Austin finds out the hard way that renewable energy is too expensive”. It’s really regrettable that this message is [...]
Austin Energy Wants to Know: Where Should Our Electricity Come From?
Posted in Energy, tagged Austin Energy, austin texas, Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, global warming solutions, public meeting on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Austin Energy is holding a Public Advisory Meeting today, Monday 20, at 6 o’clock to discuss the City’s electric generation plan. This is your opportunity to tell our utility what kind of an energy future you want — smoking, or non-smoking? Word on the street is that the majority of their planning options so far [...]
Pecan Street Project Public Meeting June 23rd
Posted in Efficiency, Energy, tagged airport blvd, Austin, austin city council, Austin Energy, capital area workforce board, Clean Energy, highland mall, pecan street project, smart grid, Texas, University of Texas on June 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You are invited to learn about and provide input to the Austin Pecan Street Project tomorrow, June 23 from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Capital Area Workforce Board, 6505 Airport Blvd., Suite 101-E (please enter from the Highland Mall side of the building). The Pecan Street Project is an initiative charged with exploring [...]
Perry Announces Special Session
Posted in Energy, Renewables, tagged Clean Energy, economic growth, governor perry, green jobs, jim kyle, memphis, Office of Public Insurance Counsel, pew, renewable energy, Rick Perry, Rodney Ellis, solar, special session, State Affordable Housing Corporation, sunset safety net, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Department of Insurance, texas department of transportation, Texas Racing Commission, voter id, wind on June 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Earlier this week, Governor Perry announced that he would, in fact, call back legislators for an extended special session. What exactly this session will cover (voter ID? please no!) remains unclear, but the Governor has committed to addressing the “sunset safety net” bill that was left on the table. The Houston Chronicle reports, The governor [...]
Take Aim at Climate Change
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Carbon Dioxide, Clean Energy, climate change, coal plant, Energy Efficiency, Global Warming, green jobs, renewable energy, solar energy, solar power, take aim, video, what can I do on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Music Video on climate change and personal choices, artist Rhythm,Rhyme, Results, produced by polar-palooza.com
Texas Legislature Advances Clean Power and Green Jobs, but Loses Steam in Political Wranglings
Posted in Global Warming, tagged 81st Texas Legislative Session, AECT, andrews county, building codes, carbon sequestration, clean coal, Clean Energy, clean power, compact loophole, Cyrus Reed, distributed energy, Energy Efficiency, environment texas, environmental defense fund, environmental groups, fast tracked water permits, flynn, germaneness, Global Warming, green fee bill, green fleets, green jobs, greenhouse gas emissions, house committee on environmental regulation, Karen Hadden, lon burnam, luke metzger, mtbe, no regrets, Nuclear, plug-in hybrids, Public Citizen, PUC, radioactive waste dump, recycling, renewable energy, representative rafael anchia, SEED Coalition, senator ellis, senator troy fraser, Sierra Club, TAM, TCEQ, tdot, texas association of manufacturers, Texas Campaign for the Environment, Texas Legislature, Tom "Smitty" Smith, txdot, utility efficiency goal, voter id, water contamination, Weatherization on June 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Environmental Groups See Clean Energy Groundwork Laid for the Future (Austin) Senate and House members from both political parties showed unprecedented support for developing more renewable energy and energy efficiency in Texas by filing a large number of clean power, green jobs bills in the 81st Texas State Legislature. A number of major bills passed [...]
Mayors to the Rescue on Climate Change
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Air Quality, Carbon Dioxide, City Government, Clean Energy, climate change, Climate Protection Agreement, co2, college station, emissions, Kyoto, Local Government, Mayors, Seattle, Texas, wind on May 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Climate change is clearly an important issue, and there is a lot that needs to be done about it at all levels of society. Fortunately there have been individuals and localities that have made great efforts to reduce their carbon footprint, and this should be applauded. I want to focus on a particular success in [...]
Sometimes your leaders listen: Lloyd Doggett and the Safe Markets Development Act
Posted in Global Warming, tagged ACES, Austin, Carbon Dioxide, Clean Energy, climate change, congressman lloyd doggett, Global Warming, Lloyd Doggett, Waxman-Markey bill on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve been disappointed by the process that the American Clean Energy and Security Act has gone through recently, so a few weeks ago I went to go see my Congressman during his “neighborhood office hours” (at the Randall’s at the corner of William Cannon and MoPac) and talk to him about climate change. Then this [...]
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