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 »
Green-up Your Life! Make change happen
Posted in Global Warming, tagged cap and trade, change, climate change, green, greensboro, individual, politics, president obama, responsibility, Waxman-Markey bill on December 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Kirsten Bokenkamp During his campaign, President Obama said “change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” As individuals, we need to internalize this, and act on it. This is the last blog [...]
Green-up Your Life! Holiday Edition
Posted in Consumers, Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, tagged Christmas, eat less meat, Energy Efficiency, environment, food, gift, green, holiday lights, holiday meal, holiday travel, holidays, new year's resolution, organic, oxfam, presents on December 17, 2009 | 10 Comments »
By Kirsten Bokenkamp Happy Holidays! Just saying those words is enough to evoke joyful images of families gathered in the kitchen preparing a succulent holiday meal to be enjoyed together, or excited and wide-eyed children opening gifts next to a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. When I close my eyes, I can almost taste the cinnamon-spiced [...]
Green-up Your Life- Black Friday Edition! Reduce, Reuse, (and Recycle).
Posted in Global Warming, tagged advertising, climate change, coffee, consumerism, Global Warming, green, individual, recycle, reduce, reuse, story of stuff, water bottle on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Kirsten Bokenkamp The chance that Congress will pass a US climate change bill before the global summit in Copenhagen is looking increasingly slim, but that does not stop us from individually minimizing our own impact on the earth. Green-up Your Life! is all about reminding us that as individuals, we can, and should, do [...]
Green-Up Your Life! Walk more and drive smarter
Posted in Global Warming, tagged bike, Carbon Dioxide, climate, climate change, driving, environement, exercise, fuel efficiency, Gas, Global Warming, green, greenhouse gas emissions, hybrid, public transportation, transportation, walk on November 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
By Kirsten Bokenkamp According to the Environmental Defense Fund, driving leads to more than 330 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year in the United States alone. This amounts to more than 20% of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions! In an effort to cut down on greenhouse gases, the Obama administration’s new fuel efficiency [...]
Austin Community Energy Forum
Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Renewables, tagged Austin energy plan, Catholic Diocese of Austin, clean, green, Public Citizen, renewable energy, rep. rodriguez, Texas on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Catholic Diocese of Austin states on its website that Austin’s plan to increase its dependence on renewable energy in providing electricity to the city will have a negative impact on the poor, “We support initiatives to preserving and protecting our environment, but not at the expense of those who can least afford it.” As [...]
ReEnergize Texas Hits the Big Times over Green Fee Bill
Posted in Global Warming, tagged college students, green, inc, New York Times, reenergize texas on May 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hey hey, looks like ReEnergize Texas was featured in a recent article on the New York Times’ Green, Inc blog. Check it out: College Students Clamor for “Green Fees” By Kate Galbraith College students often protest when administrators threaten to raise their fees. But rising numbers of students seem willing to self-impose a “green” fee, [...]
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 [...]
Rick Perry, the Environmentalist? Maybe!
Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Renewables, tagged Air Quality, alternative fuels, clean air, environment, green, green rebate, hybrid, Plug ins, Renewables, Rick Perry, tax incentive, Texas on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Texas Governor announced this week that he supports legislation for a $5,000 rebate for plug-in hybrids. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Perry is an outspoken critic of government environmental regulation, saying that the “increasingly activist EPA['s]” initiatives to stem greenhouse gas output are “absolutely disastrous” for the Texas economy. The WSJ says this [...]
A Clean Energy Economy
Posted in Global Warming, tagged California Waiver, climate change, Energy, environment, Environmental Policy, EPA, Executive order, fuel efficiency, Global Warming, green, obama on January 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This morning President Obama outlined his energy and environmental policy and how it fit into his broader effort to jump start our flailing economy. It was a like taking a breath of fresh air to hear someone actually addressing the environmental problems we face reasonably. Finally! He focused on the problems we face as an [...]
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