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Local, Small Businesses Benefit from Stimulus

Posted in Efficiency, Energy, green jobs, Renewables, solar, tagged doe, economy, green economy, green jobs, jobs, Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding, solar energy, SOLAR PANEL, stimulus, TEXAS STIMULUS FUNDS on September 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Republicans keep rejecting the success of the stimulus package but that is nothing new, being opposed is just a Republican thing to do nowadays. President Obama said yesterday that even if he said the sky is blue, Republicans would disagree. Despite all that, in Texas, the stimulus seems to serve its purpose just fine, especially [...]

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Conserve Energy and Save Money with Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program

Posted in Efficiency, Energy, tagged appliances, conservation, doe, Efficiency, energy efficient appliance rebate program, Energy Star, jeff wentworth, oak hill gazette, seco, state energy conservation office, state rebates, state senator, Texas, united states department of energy on March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »

In last week’s Oak Hill Gazette, State Senator Jeff Wentworth wrote a guest article profiling the Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program. Next month, from April 16-25, Texas residents can get a rebate to buy up to two energy efficient appliances including refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, hot water heaters, clothes washers, and both room and central air [...]

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DOE Throws $154 Million Down A Texas Hole

Posted in Coal, Global Warming, tagged carbon capture, carbon capture and sequestration, CCS, clean coal, climate change, Coal, coal plant, Department of Energy, doe, Energy, NRG, Texas on March 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The United States Department of Energy has sunk $154 million into a carbon capture and sequestration project in Texas proposed by NRG Energy near Houston. The “demonstration” project will be built on their existing Parish Generating Station in Thompsons, TX (one of the biggest and dirtiest coal plants in Texas and the United States). The [...]

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CPS/NRG Settlement Shows Nuclear Power Too Costly, Too Risky

Posted in Nuclear, tagged City Council, CPS Energy, Department of Energy, doe, Loan Guarantees, nrg energy, rate increase, San Antonio, south texas nuclear project, South Texas Project, STP, Tom "Smitty" Smith on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Statement of Tom “Smitty” Smith, Director, Public Citizen’s Texas Office Today’s announcement that as a part of a settlement with NRG Energy, CPS Energy will withdraw its application for a federal loan guarantee for the South Texas (Nuclear) Project (STP) expansion and end further investment in the project demonstrates nuclear plants are too costly and [...]

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Nuclear Renaissance Dealt Blow by South Texas Project Troubles

Posted in Energy, Good Government, Nuclear, tagged CPS Energy, doe, julian castro, larry noll, NINA, nrg energy, Nuclear, nuclear loan guarantees, nuclear reactors, nuclear renaissance, public citizen texas, San Antonio, South Texas Project, Tom "Smitty" Smith on January 29, 2010 | 4 Comments »

A critical court ruling today rang the first chime in what could be the death knell of the so-called “nuclear renaissance,” starting with the failed expansion of the South Texas Project (STP). This afternoon’s ruling by 408th District Court Judge Larry Noll that CPS Energy can safely withdraw from the proposed STP expansion project without [...]

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Texas to Receive Additional $208 Million for Energy Efficiency, thanks Feds!

Posted in Efficiency, tagged Austin, dallas, doe, double panes, energy audits, Energy Efficiency, energy efficiency and conservation block grant program, houston, Obama administration, recovery and reinvestment act, retrofits, San Antonio, state energy office, Texas on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Breaking, wicked-sweet news from the U.S. Department of Energy: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 26, 2009 Obama Administration Announces Additional $208,759,900 for Local Energy Efficiency Improvements in Texas Block Grants to Support Jobs, Cut Energy Bills, and Increase Energy Independence WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced plans to [...]

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