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In a New York Times op-ed by Bill McKibbens, he talks about the cronyism of the TransCanada tar sands play.  He makes reference to e-mails, made available by the environmental group Friends of the Earth, that show the State Department working with lobbyists to advance the interests of TransCanada, the company trying to build the [...]

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In an article by the New York Times that focuses on Vermont‘s concerns about losing space to waste from generators in other states, Matthew Wald writes: Waste disposal is so difficult, says the company, Waste Control Services, that power plants and other generating sources have reduced their volumes sharply. And Vermont and Texas together produce [...]

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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, [...]

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Time for a Friday wrap-up, all the news that’s fit to link: The Cost of Climate Inaction, Op-Ed in the Washington Post An Affordable Salvation, New York Times Op-Ed about the benefits of cap and trade Carbon Offsets in Waxman-Markey Bill, An Overview, Carbonfund.org Blog Maryland Passes Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act, SustainableBusiness.com News Cap and [...]

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Texas solar is all kinds of famous.  Whether it is in print papers, the New York Times green blog, classified ads, the nightly news, Mic SoL-o’s sweet rhymes, or Public Citizen staffers with too much time on their hands and a taste for the spotlight… solar is all over the place! But wait, there’s more.  [...]

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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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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 [...]

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A federal appeals court yesterday ordered the EPA to reconsider its standards for pollutants, particularly particulate matter (PM).  Fine particulates, such as soot, have been linked to premature death, asthma, lung cancer, and heart disease.  Furthermore, black carbon soot is a major greenhouse player,  as it absorbs and then radiates massive amounts of heat back [...]

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An op-ed in the New York Times yesterday by O. Glenn Smith, a former NASA employee, suggests what is certainly a “thinking outside the box” kind of solution to our nation’s energy woes: solar panels…in outer space. Smith recommends building large solar panels that would orbit the earth and send energy back to us via [...]

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