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Week in Review
Posted in Global Warming, tagged advocacy, Andrew Sauls, austin climate protection plan, calendar committee, coal block, conference committee, Energy Efficiency, Global Warming, matt johnson, mona avalos, patrick reck, public citizen texas, reenergize texas, renewable energy, ryan rittenhouse, smitty, think green, think green fund, Tom "Smitty" Smith, trevor lovell, water-energy nexus, week in review, white stallion on March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Businesses, Environmental and Low-Income Groups Unite Behind Energy Plan
Posted in Global Warming, tagged 20/20, Air Quality, Applied Materials, austin city council, Austin Energy, cary ferchill, Clean Energy, clean energy for austin, coal plant, coalition, electric utility, electric utility commission, Energy Efficiency, flexibility, fossil fuel reliance, foundation communities, generation and resource planning task force, green businesses, health, Lee Leffingwell, low income residents, matthew johnson, mayor, natural gas, nonprofits, nuclear plant, phillip schmandt, Public Citizen, renewable energy, resource and climate protection plan, Sierra Club, solar, Solar Austin, steve taylor, sunshine mathon, town hall, Weatherization, wind on February 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Dozens of businesses and nonprofit organizations as well as more than 200 citizens have formed Clean Energy for Austin, a coalition whose purpose is to push Austin City Council to adopt a clean energy plan. Specifically, the coalition supports the passage of Austin Energy’s Resource and Climate Protection Plan and recommendations of a city task [...]
What’s Missing from Austin’s Energy Generation Plan Discussion
Posted in Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, Renewables, solar, tagged Austin, Austin American-Statesman, Austin Energy, Clean Energy, climate change, Coal, Generation Task Force, Global Warming, renewable energy, wind on February 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Austin American Statesman’s article this morning about Austin’s 2020 energy plan leaves a few things out that are crucial to understanding the costs and benefits of adding more energy efficiency and renewable power to Austin’s generation portfolio. Judging from the rather depressing comments section, many readers took away the unfortunate misconception that poor Austinites [...]
Energy Generation Plan Presented to Austin City Council
Posted in Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, Renewables, solar, tagged Air Quality, Austin, austin city council, Austin Energy, cap and reduction, Clean Energy, climate protection plan, electric utility commission, emissions reductions, Energy Efficiency, fayette coal plant, generation plan, green jobs, pollution, Public Citizen, renewable energy, renewable energy credits, resource management commission, Roger Duncan, solar, Texas, town hall, wind on February 4, 2010 | 19 Comments »
Last Thursday Austin Energy General Manager Roger Duncan briefed Austin City Council on the utility’s Resource and Climate Protection Plan. This plan is the culmination of 18 months of input from the public, the creation of a generation resource task force of various stakeholders to review various energy plans and make recommendations, and support and [...]
Renewable Energy Opportunities for Rural Communities and Agriculture
Posted in Energy, Renewables, tagged Agriculture, renewable energy, rural communities, solar, stephenville, wind on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Live anywhere close to Stephenville? Next Tuesday, January 26th there will be a forum there titled “Renewable Energy Opportunities for Rural Communities and Agriculture.” Speakers will present information on how rural communitities, agriculture, and landowners can benefit from partnering to develop renewable resources such as wind and solar. It will be held from 8 am [...]
Austin Climate Protection Conference and Expo
Posted in Global Warming, tagged alternative transportation, austin climate protection conference and expo, austin climate protection plan, Austin Energy, climate change, Energy Efficiency, Global Warming, green building, mass transportation, palmer events center, renewable energy, urban planning, water conservation on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Austin Energy is hosting the Austin Climate Protection Conference and Expo this Friday and Saturday, January 15th and 16th from 10am to 5pm at the Palmer Events Center. Admission is free to the public and participating professionals, but you’ve still gotta register.
The 2nd annual expo will feature:
Expo floor will feature dozens of exhibits that will [...]
60 Seconds to Save the Earth
Posted in Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, tagged acid rain, Bottled Water, carbon dioxide emissions, Citizen :60, Coal Plants, cotton, dallas, deadzones, energy efficient light bulbs, environment, EPA, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, light, methane, organic clothing, organic food, Power, public citizen texas, recycle, renewable energy, reuse, synthetic fertilizers, water conservation on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sixty seconds doesn’t seem like a lot of time; however, there are lots of things that can be done in sixty seconds or less. For instance, an average adult can type 38 to 40 words and blink between ten and 30 times every sixty seconds (sometimes simultaneously). Furthermore, an elite distance runner can run about [...]
Texas Railroad Commission Trying to Block Renewable Energy Lines to Help Big Oil
Posted in Campaign Finance, Energy, Renewables, tagged Big Oil, Block Renewable Energy Lines, carbon dioxide emissions, Clean Energy, david power, deputy director, kay bailey hutchison, michael williams, natural gas, oil and gas companies, panhandle, public citizen texas, PUC, regulation, renewable energy, special interests, Texas Legislature, texas public utility commission, Texas Railroad Commission, transmission lines, US senate, west texas, wind farms on December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Statement of David Power, Deputy Director, Public Citizen’s Texas Office
Seemingly out of concern that competitive renewable energy will damage Big Oil’s bottom line, the Texas Railroad Commission wants to block renewable energy transmission lines that would put affordable energy from west Texas wind farms on an even playing field with the historical titans of Texas [...]
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