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Massive Opposition to Tar Sands Pipeline

Posted in Tarsands, tagged comments, keystone, keystone xl, permit, pipeline, spill, state department, Tar Sands, tarsands, transcanada on June 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Over 260,000 Americans have told the State Department that they do not want the Keystone XL Tar Sands pipeline to receive a permit. After two recent spills (and averaging one a month) on the 1 year old Keystone pipeline (Keystone XL would extend that pipeline into Texas) it seems obvious that Americans are waking up [...]

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Where’s the Outrage? TCEQ Approves Las Brisas Pollution Permit

Posted in Air Quality, Coal, Energy, Global Warming, tagged CEC, clean air act, clean economy coalition, Coal, corpus christi, EPA, granted, hal suter, jerry sansing, las brisas, permit, TCEQ, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on January 26, 2011 | 8 Comments »

In a completely un-shocking and saddening display of administrative arrogance, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) commissioners Bryan Shaw and Buddy Garcia granted an air permit for the proposed Las Brisas coal plant. Commissioner Carlos Rubinstein abstained from voting due to being briefed on the permit when he previously served as deputy executive director. [...]

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Judges Recommend Tenaska Coal Plant Permit Not Be Granted As Is

Posted in Air Quality, Coal, Energy, Global Warming, Sunset, TCEQ, tagged Air permit, alj, CCS, climate change, Coal, coal plant, Global Warming, judge, permit, Public Citizen, soah, TCEQ, tenaska, Texas on October 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The Administrative Law Judges (The Judges) who heard the case against the proposed Tenaska Coal Fired Power plant ruled Friday that Tenaska’s air permit should not be granted as it stands! “The Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) have concluded, based on their review of the evidence and applicable law, that Tenaska failed to meet its burden [...]

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