If you live in the Houston area, you may be in the danger zone of a toxic chemical facility, and oil and chemical industry executives are trying to keep it that way. These toxic chemical facilities are vulnerable to accidents or terrorist attacks, even though safer alternatives are available. Now Congress is considering industry-backed legislation [...]
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Alert For Houstonians: Urge Gene Green to Protect Chemical Plants from Disasters
Posted in Toxics, tagged chemical, Congress, congressman, disaster, district, Gene Green, green, homeland security, houston, hr 908, safety, Texas on May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Urgent Action Needed! – Coal Ash Battle in US Senate
Posted in Coal, Energy, Toxics, tagged action, ash, Coal, coal ash, coal ash waste, Congress, EIP, Global Warming, landfill, senate, urgent, us on February 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Senate is about to hear legislation pertaining to coal ash waste regulation. There is an amendment proposed to slash EPA’s funding so that they cannot enforce safeguards at coal ash waste landfills. The following is a message from our friends with Environmental Integrity Project. Please take a few moments to contact your senator and [...]
Lawrence Lessig to Speak on UT Campus Mon Feb 28, 6pm- we have your tickets!
Posted in Campaign Finance, Good Government, tagged Campaign Finance, Congress, Harvard Law School, Lawrence Lessig on February 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Lawrence Lessig, Professor at Harvard Law School, is coming to Austin to speak on the corrosive influence of Money in Politics, thanks to our good friends at the Coffee Party Austin. Seating is limited, and having a ticket will guarantee you a seat. However, if you do not get a ticket, there will be some [...]
Help Stop Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Bill, call, clean water protection act, climate change, Coal, coal mining, Congress, Global Warming, h.r. 1310, house of representatives, i love mountains, Mining, mountain top, mountaintop, mtr, protest, removal, representative on March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Please join us in supporting ILoveMountains.org in their ongoing campaign to bring a halt to Mountaintop Removal (MTR) Coal Mining. There is a bill in front of the House of Representatives that would do a great deal to help stop this incredibly destructive operation. As you probably know, MTR is one of the most ecologically [...]
Boxer and Kerry take two steps forward and two steps back on climate, but EPA looks ready to go!
Posted in Coal, Energy, Global Warming, tagged ACES, cap and trade, Carbon Dioxide, CEJAPA, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, climate change, Coal, coal plant, Congress, EPA, Global Warming, green jobs, Kerry-Boxer, Nuclear, Nuclear Power, senate, solar, waxman-markey on September 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This just in from EPA: LOS ANGELES – U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will announce today in a keynote address at the California Governor’s Global Climate Summit that the Agency has taken a significant step to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean Air Act. The Administrator will announce a proposal requiring large [...]
The battle begins in the Supreme Court today
Posted in Campaign Finance, tagged Campaign Finance, Congress, corporate money, corporate responsibility, don't get rolled, politics, publicly financed elections, rabble-rousing, supreme court on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At 10 a.m. EDT today, a grave test for our democracy began. Whether you’re taking to the streets or hanging our printed poster in your window, help us show the media, the Supreme Court and Congress that citizens across the U.S. won’t stand for more corporate influence in politics. Send your photos, videos, blog posts [...]
WATCH: Inherit the Hot Air! The US Chamber of Commerce v. Science
Posted in Global Warming, tagged ACES, american clean energy and security act, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, astroturf, Carbon Dioxide, climate change, Congress, endangerment finding, EPA, funny, Global Warming, Massachusetts v EPA, Public Citizen, public citizen texas, scopes monkey trial, SEED Coalition, SNL, unfrozen caveman lawyer, US Chamber of Commerce, video, waxman-markey on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The US Chamber of Commerce wants to put the science of global warming on trial. Not only that, they themselves claim they want this trial to be similar to the Scopes Monkey Trial where a Tennessee teacher was put on trial for teaching evolution, made even more famous by the play and film “Inherit the [...]
Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged acorn, annise parker, bill clinton, chicago, cnn, Congress, denton county, houston astros, jennifer giles, michael burgess, politicians, recess, teabaggers, texas progressive alliance on August 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Congress may be in recess, but the Texas Progressive Alliance is always in session. Here’s the weekly roundup of blog highlights. Off the Kuff takes a closer look at the crimefighting plan of Houston Mayoral candidate Annise Parker. WCNews at Eye On Williamson encourages everyone to get involved in lobbying their elected officials and [...]
Tell Congress: Corporate Influence Undermines Climate Change Bill
Posted in Global Warming, tagged big money, Bill, climate change, coal and oil industries, Congress, Consumers, dc, Global Warming, legislation, polluters, representatives, washington on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Action Alert! Climate change legislation currently being debated in Congress will prove a boon to the coal and oil industries, will fail to protect consumers and may very well not even curb global warming. Lawmakers have conducted closed door negotiations with polluters. The result: The bill was radically altered to accommodate the financial interests of [...]
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 [...]
Climate Change Bill Suffers from Backroom Dealings, Industry Influence
Posted in Global Warming, tagged auction, charlie rangel, clean energy bank, climate change, coal and oil industry, Congress, energy and commerce, energy prices, Environmental Protection Agency, ferc, fossil fuels, Global Warming, goldman sachs, highly regressive, james hansen, john wellinghoff, Obama administration, pollution allowances, Public Citizen, renewable energy, sustainable energy, temple of doom, tyson slocum, Waxman, ways and means on May 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Over the weekend we had a little more time to look over the language in the American Clean Energy and Security Act, and have found it wanting. Check out this thoughtful statement from our Energy Program Director for the skinny on the bill and what went wrong: Statement of Tyson Slocum, Director of the Energy [...]
Stop the Dirty Dozen: Tell the Texas Legislature, Don’t Create Another Generation of Grandfathered Coal Plants
Posted in Coal, Global Warming, tagged clean air act, coal plant, Congress, corpus christi, grandfathered power plants, Obama administration, stop the dirty dozen, sweetwater, Texas Legislature, Victoria, Waco on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you live in the Waco, Sweetwater, Corpus Christi, or Victoria area, you may have seen this op-ed run in your local newspaper under a variety of titles such as “Stop the Dirty Dozen”, “New generation of grandfathered polluters?”, and “Don’t create another generation of grandfathered power plants.” If not, you should give it a [...]
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