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

Posted in Nuclear, tagged bay city, bay city tribune, City Council, Greg Harman, julian castro, matagorda county, mike reddell, nate mcdonald, Nuclear, reactors, richard knapik, San Antonio, san antonio current, South Texas Project, STP 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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CPS-NRG Lawsuit: Settlement Meeting and Citizen Intervenors

Posted in Energy, Nuclear, tagged citizen intervenors, City Council, city public services, CPS Energy, david crane, Greg Harman, karen seal, lawsuit, nrg energy, orlando gutierrez, ratepayer protection coalition, ratepayers, San Antonio, san antonio current, settlement, steve winn 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 25th anniversary, amarillo, Austin American-Statesman, austin chronicle, austin city council, Austin Energy, awards, claudia grisales, clean economy coalition, corpus christi, david swinford, democracy, doug lewin, environmental journalism, fort worth, gerry sansing, glenn lewis, green building program, greenchoice, Greg Harman, health, las brisas coal plant, lifetime achievement award, lon burnam, pedernales electric cooperative, Public Citizen, rafael anchia, Rodney Ellis, safety, San Antonio, san antonio current, tarrant county, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, texas outstanding public service, Tom "Smitty" Smith, Victoria, waste control specialists, wendy davis, wes stafford, whistleblower, wind warrior award 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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Nuclear cost estimate balloons by $4 Billion, San Antonio delays vote on expansion project

Posted in Nuclear, tagged alternative energy, bartley, citizen involvement, City Council, cost increase, CPS Energy, nuclear bonds, Public Citizen, San Antonio, san antonio current, san antonio express news, SEED Coalition, South Texas Project, STP, Texas, Tom "Smitty" Smith, toshiba on October 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »

With just two days before San Antonio City Council was to vote to approve $400 million in bonds to move forward with the South Texas Nuclear Project two reactor expansion, officials announced yesterday that the cost estimate for the project had ballooned by up to $4 BILLION. That means that the new price tag on [...]

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Everyone Weighing in on Climate Bill

Posted in Global Warming, tagged ACES, america, american clean energy and security act, charlie gonzalez, climate change, Democracy Now!, economist, Energy, environmental groups, Global Warming, Greg Harman, house energy and commerce committee, hr 2454, industry lobbying, Markey, president obama, Public Citizen, san antonio current, tyson slocum, Washington Post, Waxman 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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San Antonio’s Mayor Hardberger and Council Members Urge Strong Climate Action

Posted in Global Warming, tagged charlie gonzalez, EPA, jennifer ramos, justin rodriguez, lourdes galvan, phillip cortez, polluter giveaways, San Antonio, san antonio current, smart grid, solar panels, waxman-markey, Weatherization, wind turbines on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Kudos and many thanks to San Antonio’s outgoing Mayor Hardberger and council members Justin Rodriguez, Jennifer Ramos, Lourdes Galvan, and Phillip Cortez for signing on to a letter urging Congressman Charlie Gonzalez to get with the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act program. The letter reads: We have an unprecedented opportunity to put San [...]

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King William’s Parade Shenanigans & Success

Posted in Global Warming, tagged charlie gonzalez, Curblog, Greg Harman, king william's fair, Public Citizen, reenergize texas, San Antonio, san antonio current, SEED Coalition 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 Austin, capitol hill, central texas, climate change, climate policy group, coal power, CPS Energy, david spade, eco-friendliness, Global Warming, green jobs, greenhouse gasses, Greg Harman, kilowatt, lobbying, mission verde, Nuclear Power, public utility, San Antonio, san antonio current, sandra pulis, South Texas Project, tommy boy, washington, windtricity 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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San Antonio: Mission Verde, CPS Energy, and (Real Ultimate) Solar Power

Posted in Energy, Renewables, tagged bill sinkin, CPS Energy, david power, Greg Harman, mayor hardberger, mission verd, queblog, real ultimate power, San Antonio, san antonio current, san antonio express news, solar energy, solar power, superman, tommy adkisson 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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