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No worries my duckies, “San Antonio resolution backing STP Units 3 & 4″ just wishful thinking

Posted in Nuclear, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »

I got at least one worried phone call this morning about an article in the Bay City Tribune claiming that A resolution backing STP Units 3 & 4, possibly within the next few days, may be at least partly the outcome of a meeting Matagorda County Judge Nate McDonald and Bay City Mayor Richard Knapik [...]

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San Antonio Opens Green Jobs Laboratory in Abandoned School on West Side

Posted in Efficiency, Energy, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

San Antonians should be proud today, when Mayor Castro will dedicate the Mission Verde green jobs training center and demonstration lab at the former Cooper Middle School on the west side. The center will bring together sustainability education and the City’s green jobs ambitions by teaching students weatherization techniques and offering on-the-job training.  The project [...]

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CPS-NRG Lawsuit: Settlement Meeting and Citizen Intervenors

Posted in Energy, Nuclear, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Representatives from San Antonio’s CPS Energy and NRG Energy, their partner in the proposed South Texas Nuclear Project expansion, met this morning to try and reach a settlement on their $32 Billion lawsuit.  But CPS acting General Manager Jelynne LeBlanc-Burley apparently walked out of the meeting after learning that “neither Nuclear Innovation North America CEO [...]

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Public Citizen Texas Honors Texas’ Outstanding Public Servants

Posted in Global Warming, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »

AUSTIN – Public Citizen Texas will be honoring the recipients of this year’s Texas Outstanding Public Service (TOPS) Awards at the organization’s 25th anniversary dinner today. The awardees are local visionaries, recognized experts and celebrated advocates who have aided in the effort to help Texas realize a more environmentally conscious and sustainable energy future. Those [...]

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Suggested Reading: Greg Harman on STP

Posted in Nuclear, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

If you’re interested in the San Antonio South Texas Project nuclear issue and haven’t been reading Greg Harman’s work for the San Antonio Current, you are seriously missing out. His latest story is a cover feature titled “Nukes Mean Mines” and part of a life cycle analysis of the South Nuclear Texas Project.  First things [...]

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Everyone Weighing in on Climate Bill

Posted in Global Warming, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Let the news storm begin.  For those thirsting for more information on the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee, a few recommendations: Watch Tyson Slocum, director of Public Citizen’s Energy Program, weigh in on Democracy Now! — Environmental Groups See Divide over Landmark Climate, Energy Bill Weakened [...]

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King William’s Parade Shenanigans & Success

Posted in Global Warming, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Our ambush of U.S. Congressman Charlie Gonzalez at the King William’s Fair in San Antonio this weekend was both a blast and a great success. If you couldn’t make it out, never fear — Greg Harman at the San Antonio Current did, and just posted a great blog post with full coverage from the parade.  [...]

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CPS and San Antonio: You can’t both be right…

Posted in Global Warming, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Greg Harman at the San Antonio Current broke this story a few days back and I just feel like we have to comment: As Washington strains under the weight of industry and environmental lobbyists seeking to influence the outcome of what would be our first national climate bill, CPS Energy has been quietly working the [...]

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Recommended Reading

Posted in Energy, Global Warming, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here are some interesting articles I’ve read this week, which I think are well worth reading in full. Texas is taking a greater interest in global warming by Randy Lee Loftis at the Dallas Morning News The Fight Plan for Clean Air by Kate Galbraith and Felicity Barringer, New York Times (word on the street [...]

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San Antonio: Mission Verde, CPS Energy, and (Real Ultimate) Solar Power

Posted in Energy, Renewables, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 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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Nickel and Dime your way to a nuke: an update on San Antonio

Posted in Energy, Nuclear, tagged , , , , , , on January 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »

CPS committed to spend $60 million more on the proposed expansion of the South Texas Nuclear Project at its Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, which brings the city utility’s total expenditures on units 3 & 4 to $267 million. The construction and operating license still languishes at the NRC, almost a year and a [...]

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