The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) wants to know the reasons for the Texas power generation outages and for the interruptions in natural gas delivery to New Mexico. As Texas officials began looking into the causes of the Texas electricity blackouts, New Mexico was holding its own hearings. The ripple effect felt by down pipeline [...]
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Explosion at one of the Japanese nuclear power plants damaged by the earthquake
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Containment building, explosion, Nuclear Power, Nuclear reactor core, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, public citizen texas on March 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
According to an update from the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) an explosion has occurred at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1. Video of the aftermath of the explosion shows that the containment building has been destroyed. The NIRS update goes on to explain, in a General Electric Mark I reactor, the containment building is fairly weak [...]
NRC hearing on Exelon’s early nuclear site permit in Victoria, TX
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Exelon, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, public citizen texas, Texas, Victoria Texas on March 10, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) will hear oral argument relating to the Victoria County Station Early Site Permit (ESP) proceeding on March 16-17 in Victoria, Texas. The ASLB is the independent body within the NRC that presides over hearings where the public can challenge proposed licensing and enforcement actions. Oral arguments will begin [...]
Encourage the EPA to issue strong New Source Performance Standards without delay
Posted in Air Quality, Climate Change, Global Warming, tagged clean air act, climate change, Global Warming, New Source Performance Standard, public citizen texas, United States Environmental Protection Agency on March 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Repower America, wants to share an important piece of news with you. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to limit global warming pollution from big fossil fuel industries like power plants and petroleum refineries. These industries alone account for about 40% of the global warming pollution in the U.S. — making them the [...]
Area near Midland, Tx designated superfund site
Posted in Toxics, tagged drinking water, Hexavalent chromium, public citizen texas, Superfund site, United States Environmental Protection Agency on March 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
After residents report green and yellow-colored well water near an oilfield company’s operation in the spring of 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigated and formally designated an area in Midland as a national Superfund site when the presence of the highly toxic solvent hexavalent chromium was found in groundwater supplies. The Superfund list [...]
Barton, Cornyn among co-sponsors of measure to stop GHG regulations
Posted in Global Warming, tagged clean air act, greenhouse gas, public citizen texas, Texas, United States Environmental Protection Agency on March 5, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Congressman Joe Barton’s (R-Ennis, TX) office says he might introduce Texas-specific legislation to limit the reach of the Environmental Protection Agency, but for now he’s signing on as a co-sponsor to a measure filed yesterday aimed at stopping the federal regulation of greenhouse gases. Barton is putting together a coalition of government officials at all [...]
To Beef or Not to Beef: The Cattle Industry is Trampling All Over Our Environment
Posted in Climate Change, Global Warming, Transportation, tagged Carbon Dioxide, climate change, EPA, Global Warming, public citizen texas on February 21, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The next time you bite into that double quarter-pounder with cheese, you may want to think twice about it. Literally though, once for your health and once for Mother Nature dearest. The livestock and agricultural industry is the single largest producer of methane, one of the biggest contributors to global warming. In fact, 100 million [...]
Public Citizen testifies on rolling blackouts in Texas Senate, Fraser threatens re-regulation
Posted in Energy, tagged electric reliability council of texas, public citizen texas, rolling blackouts, Texas, Texas Senate Hearings on February 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Senator Troy Fraser, the chair of Senate Natural Resources Committee, warned the major electric generation companies this afternoon that unless they move swiftly to shore up their power plants against extreme weather, they can expect more regulations from state government. Fraser said he would prefer free market solutions, but is prepared to impose new regulations, [...]
Will my rates go up because of last week’s electricity mess?
Posted in Energy, tagged electricity, Energy, public citizen texas, Rolling blackout on February 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Will my rates go up because of last week’s electricity mess? That’s a question that the Texas Tribune, a nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization that promotes civic engagement and discourse on public policy, politics, government, and other matters of statewide concern, asked and their answer starts out: Lots of Texans are asking that question in the [...]
Was there a gas shortage during the rolling blackouts? Not if you had the right contract.
Posted in Global Warming, tagged electric reliability council of texas, Electricity generation, natural gas, public citizen texas, Rolling blackout, Texas, Texas Railroad Commission on February 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Texas Railroad Commission added an emergency item to their agenda today so it could hear from the Texas Energy Reliability Council about natural gas service’s impact on the rolling blackouts that swept the state. They told the Commission that Texas was never in danger of a natural gas shortage during last week’s statewide deep freeze and no [...]
PEC’s former general manager sentenced to five years probation
Posted in Co-op Reform, tagged Fuelberg, money laundering, pedernales electric cooperative, public citizen texas on February 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Former Pedernales Electric Cooperative General Manager Bennie Fuelberg has been sentenced to five years’ probation, 300 days in county jail, 1,000 hours of community service and $126,000 in restitution which goes to the co-op’s former law firm Clark, Thomas and Winters, and its insurance company, which paid a $4.1 million settlement to the co-op last year. [...]
It’s not that easy being deregulated . . .
Posted in Energy, tagged electricity, Energy, Kilowatt hour, public citizen texas, Public utilities commission, Texas on February 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »
. . .But deregulation is the color of money And deregulation can be cool and shopping-like And deregulation can be big like a variable rate plan, or important Like a TXU/Oncor, or tall like a wind turbine. Deregulation of the Texas electric market brought us the “POWER TO CHOOSE.” You can check out the Public [...]
Texas Railroad Commission jumping into the discussion about the rolling blackouts.
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Energy, Matira; Gas, natural gas, public citizen texas, Texas, Texas Railroad Commission on February 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Texas Railroad Commission added an emergency item to tomorrow’s agenda so it can hear from the Texas Energy Reliability Council about last week’s rolling blackouts impact on natural gas service. The meeting starts at 9:30 am on Tuesday, February 8th at the William B. Travis Building. Watch it online at www.texasadmin.com.
PUC Executive Director gets the ball rolling on a blackout inquiry
Posted in Energy, tagged Brian Lloyd, electric reliability council of texas, public citizen texas, Rolling blackout, Texas on February 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Brian Lloyd, the executive director of the Public Utility Commission has directed the electric reliability monitor (the Electric Reliability Council of Texas) and the electric market monitor (Potomic Economics) to investigate all of the events surrounding last week’s rolling blackouts and electric generation failures. This includes “all preparations” made by ERCOT and all actions taken [...]
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