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This is the dawning of the age of the super PAC

Posted in Campaign Finance, tagged election, Rick Perry, super PAC, Texas on August 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

It is looking like the 2012 election will be dominated by the Super PAC. If you thought your voice counted for little before, check out this MSNBC story on the new powerhouse super PAC called “Make Us Great Again” which, while claiming it is independent, just launched a website filled with photos of Rick Perry [...]

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Austin City Council Run-off Election Debate

Posted in Energy, Good Government, tagged Austin, City Council, debate, election, Energy, kathy tovo, randi shade, run-off, solar on June 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Solar Austin held a debate between Austin City Council Place 3 candidates Randi Shade and Kathy Tovo. The focus was on energy issues. Here is a brief excerpt from the debates where each candidate addresses a question about how an increase of electricity rates should be handled. The election is this Saturday, June 18. You [...]

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Clean Air Act Restrictions Pushed Aside in Wake of Political Preparation and Industry Pressure

Posted in Air Quality, Energy, Global Warming, Renewables, Toxics, tagged acid gases, arsenic, Boiler MACT, Carbon Dioxide, clean air act, Clean Energy, coal plant, election, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Lead, Lisa Jackson, mercury, public citizen texas on June 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Election season is imminent and advocates for environmental welfare and public health need not look very far for the hyper-political red tape and drawbacks to pollution legislation. Like many of her colleagues in the Democratic Party, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson has been campaigning nationwide for the regulation of toxins such as mercury from [...]

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Pedernales Electric Co-op voting begins! An overview

Posted in Co-op Reform, tagged election, Pedernales, pedernales electric coop, pedernales electric cooperative on May 5, 2011 | 3 Comments »

UPDATE: We’ve added a little here and there based on some new information we’ve gotten since first publishing this, specifically some information from NRECA (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association) and Pedernales’ counsel about the effects of converting to SMDs. Well folks, yesterday marked the beginning of voting for the board of the Pedernales Electric Coop. [...]

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Primary Day

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged election, Hope Andrade, primary day, secretary of state, vote on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

It’s primary day! If you forgot/didn’t get a chance to go vote early(like me, grr), better not miss your chance today! Not sure where your polling location is? Visit the Secretary of State’s website and ask Hope (Andrade, she’s the sec’ o’ state, duh)! ### By promoting cleaner energy, cleaner government, and cleaner air for [...]

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