Public Citizen, Environmental Defense Fund Call for Independent State Agency to Coordinate State’s Energy Efficiency Efforts AUSTIN – In response to the Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) planned adoption of new energy efficiency goals, Public Citizen and Environmental Defense Fund today called for sweeping changes to the way Texas runs its energy efficiency programs. The groups [...]
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Press Release: Perry Government Mishandles Programs that Benefit Consumers, Groups Say
Posted in Coal, Consumers, Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, natural gas, Nuclear, Renewables, tagged Burt Solomons, david power, Energy Efficiency, Jim Keffer, Kate Robertson, matt johnson, PUC, Railroad Commission, Rick Perry, seco, TDHCA, troy fraser, Water Development Board on August 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Celebrating Earth Day: City Council passes AE Generation Plan
Posted in Global Warming, tagged austin city council, Austin Energy, Austin Energy Generation Plan, clean energy for austin, Cyrus Ree, david power, earth day, energy affordability, Energy Efficiency, matt johnson, Public Citizen, public citizen texas, Ryan Rittenhous on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
YeeeeeeeeeeeeeeHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Today is a great day. Not only is this the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, but Austin City Council just gave every Texan a reason to celebrate: Mayor Lee Leffingwell and City Council passed the Austin Energy Generation Plan! After two years of hard work, enormous inclusive cooperation and citizen participation, the council unanimously [...]
Week in Review
Posted in Global Warming, tagged advanced metering infrastructure task force, Andrew Sauls, david power, get to know an activist, patrick reck, Public Citizen, ryan rittenhouse, smart meter texas portal, smitty love, Tom "Smitty" Smith, trevor lovell on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s string of fossil fuel disasters–a Chinese coal carrier striking the Great Barrier Reef and dumping tons of oil into the Pacific Ocean, an oil pipeline spilling into the Louisiana Delta National Wildlife Refuge at the same time an Exxon Mobil barge was dredging off coast for oil exploration, and the tragic coal mine [...]
Week in Review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Activism, Andrew Sauls, carol geiger, david power, get to know an activist, health reform bill, las brisas energy center, Melissa Sanchez, mona avalos, patrick reck, Public Citizen, reengerize texas, ryan rittenhouse, sarah mcdonald, Tar Sands, trevor lovell, week in review, white stallion on April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The staff at Public Citizen Texas would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter and a pleasant weekend with family and friends. Thanks for taking time during the holiday to read about our energy advocacy progress. The week in review…
Appliance rebate program good for Texans
Posted in Efficiency, Energy, tagged appliance rebate, comptroller's office, consortium for energy efficiency (CEE), david power, Energy Efficiency, Energy Star, Public Citizen, rebate reservation, san antonio express news, seco, state energy conservation office, texas powerful smart, texas trade up appliance rebate program on April 1, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Ain’t timing a funny thing? The very morning our most excellent op-ed on the Texas Trade Up Appliance Rebate Program gets published in the San Antonio Express-News, the Comptroller’s Office decides to change the reservation date from April 5th to the 7th. Silly stuff. Check out our amended op-ed below, and visit the Express-News to [...]
Week in Review
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Andrew Sauls, Andrews County waste dump, austin generation plan, clean energy for austin, coal plant, david power, energy advocacy, environment texas, environmental defense fund, EPA hearing, ICLEI, Melissa Sanchez, mona avalos, ozone attainment standards, P.A.C.E., PACE, patrick reck, property assessed clean energy, reenergize texas, ryan rittenhouse, sarah mcdonald, Sierra Club, smitty, Tar Sands, think green, think green fund, Tom "Smitty" Smith, trevor lovell, univision dallas, week in review on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Tomorrow, when I wake, or think I do, what shall I say of today?” — Vladimir, Waiting for Godot The Public Citizen Texas Week in Review
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 »
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 [...]
We’ve hit the big Times
Posted in Energy, Renewables, tagged austin solar plant, david power, Global Warming, green, inc, Kate Galbraith, luke bellsynder, mark strama, New York Times, Public Citizen, renewable energy, solar, solar power, Texas, texas association of manufacturers on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Good mooooooorning Texas! Just woke up, haven’t even gotten out of my pajamas or had my coffee (okay, I’m running a little late), but I couldn’t wait a moment longer to spread the good news. We’ve hit the big Times. Yes, that Times. The New York Times. Check out the following post from Kate Galbraith [...]
Austin City Council Votes for Nation’s Largest Photovoltaic Array
Posted in Energy, Renewables, tagged Austin, austin city council, Austin Energy, boma, building owners and managers association, david power, gemini solar, laura morrison, Lee Leffingwell, mike martinez, Public Citizen, randi shade, sheryl cole, solar plant, solar power, spansion, Webberville on March 5, 2009 | 6 Comments »
This afternoon the Austin City Council moved unanimously to approve Item 16 on the agenda, the purchasing power agreement with Gemini Solar Development Company to build a 30 MW solar plant at the Webberville tract. That means that by the end of 2011, Austin should be the proud home of the nation’s largest utility scale [...]
City Delays on Solar Plant Vote
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Austin, austin city council, austin community college, Austin Energy, Brewster McCracken, david power, environment texas, freescale semiconductor, gemini solar, green choice, green jobs, Lee Leffingwell, luke metzger, matthew kresha, mike martinez, paul robbins, Public Citizen, renewable energy student's association, Roger Duncan, roger wood, save the austin solar plant, solar plant, solar power, spansion, Texas, texas vox, tim lasake, Webberville on February 13, 2009 | 8 Comments »
As expected, the Austin City Council made the decision to delay the vote on Austin Energy’s proposed solar plant until March 5th. Council Member Mike Martinez wanted to put it off longer, but since the bid for the plant will actually expire just seven days after this March meeting, the council agreed unanimously to have [...]
Austin City Council Talking Points
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Austin, austin city council, Austin Energy, david power, economic development, Public Citizen, San Antonio, solar plant, Texas, Texas Legislature, Tom "Smitty" Smith, webbervile on February 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Ever wonder what Public Citizen is telling your Austin City Council members? Wish, granted! Feb 11, 2009 Dear Council Member, Will Austin remain a renewable energy leader or will it fade into the background as San Antonio, the Texas Legislature, and the Federal government move ahead to turn crisis into opportunity? Decision makers from all [...]
San Antonio: Mission Verde, CPS Energy, and (Real Ultimate) Solar Power
Posted in Energy, Renewables, tagged bill sinkin, CPS Energy, david power, Greg Harman, mayor hardberger, mission verd, queblog, real ultimate power, San Antonio, san antonio current, san antonio express news, solar energy, solar power, superman, tommy adkisson on February 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m embarrassed. Greg Harman at the San Antonio Current beat me to covering my own press conference. And he did a way better job than I ever could have done. The only explanation is that Greg Harman is Superman. Or, that I am one very busy media coordinator who needs to re-align her priorities (from [...]
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