Today the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Board of Directors delayed a vote on providing water to the “White Stallion” coal plant proposed for Matagorda County. Though White Stallion’s Chief Operation Officer, Randy Bird, was expecting and asking for approval of a contract today, the board chose to delay action until August 10. This makes [...]
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Join us at the 3rd Annual Austin Green Holiday Party next week
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged austin texas, Public Citizen, Sierra Club on December 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you haven’t already pre-registered to celebrate the holidays at the 3rd Annual Austin Green Holiday Party, do so now. It is coming up soon and this year it is hosted by 10 great organizations. Fiesta Gardens (2100 Jesse E. Segovia St., Austin, TX 78702) Thursday, December 16th, 2010 from 5:30pm-9:30pm Registration: Pre-Registration ONLY for this Event (No Cash [...]
5th Circuit says Sandy Creek does not comply with Clean Air Act
Posted in Air Quality, Coal, Toxics, tagged clean air act, Public Citizen, sandy creek, Sierra Club, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, United States Environmental Protection Agency on November 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals awarded a major victory to Public Citizen and Sierra Club in their long standing efforts to block the Sandy Creek coal plant near Waco when it ruled that developers improperly started construction without adequate clearance under the federal Clean Air Act. The court overturned a district court ruling saying the developers [...]
Public Citizen and Sierra Club Pleased with RailRoad Commission Sunset Recommendations
Posted in Sunset, tagged Railroad Commission, Sierra Club, Texas, Texas Sunset Advisory Commission on November 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Public Citizen and Sierra Club agreed with many of the recommendations made by the staff of the Sunset Commission that was released yesterday for the Railroad Commission, but more must be done to protect the health and quality of life of all Texans. “Overall these recommendations, if adopted, will create a leaner, smarter agency – [...]
Study finds Texas coal plants foul neighboring states’ air
Posted in Air Quality, Coal, tagged Coal, EPA, Sierra Club, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on November 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Coal-fired power plants in Texas are responsible for dozens of bad air days in neighboring states each year, according to a new analysis released by the Sierra Club. The report attributes as many as 64 days of harmful levels of smog in Oklahoma to Texas’ coal plants. It also ties the plants to as many as 20 [...]
ACTION ALERT- Call in, stop Las Brisas
Posted in Coal, Energy, Global Warming, Toxics, tagged Action alert, Air Quality, coal plant, Federal Clean Air Act, public citizen texas, Sierra Club, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, United States Environmental Protection Agency on September 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve got an Action Alert! This week, hundreds of people from Corpus Christi and across Texas will be calling the Environmental Protection Agency to ask them to ensure that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is complying with the Federal Clean Air Act. To protect our air, our water, our earth, and our health, we [...]
Coal Ash EPA Hearing in Texas
Posted in Coal, Energy, Good Government, Toxics, tagged Coal, coal ash, dallas, EPA, hearing, Public Citizen, Sierra Club, Texas, tx, waste on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The EPA is holding hearings on newly proposed coal ash regulations throughout the country. One of the few places they’ve decided to hold a hearing is Dallas. Coal ash waste facilities have never been properly regulated, despite the fact that coal ash is full of toxic pollutants and carcinogens. This is due primarily to the [...]
Great Texas Clean-Up Festival y’all!
Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Renewables, solar, tagged ana hernandez, discovery green, houston, Lizbeth Ortiz, Los Pistoleros de Texas, Mrs. Glass, Nurturing Hands, Public Citizen, Ray Johnston Band, Robert Ellis, Rodney Ellis, Sierra Club on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Great Texas Clean-Up Festival is coming to Houston! The Sierra Club and Texas Environmental Justice are rolling out the Great Texas Clean-Up Festival, from 4-10 at the Discovery Green in Houston, an event expected to kick off a larger campaign to clean up Texas. Public Citizen is a coalition partner and will be there! [...]
Comments to EPA on New Ozone Attainment Standard – Dallas, March 16, 2010
Posted in Global Warming, tagged attainment, dallas, downwinders at risk, EPA, o3, ozone, ozone standard, pollution, Public Citizen, region 6, Sierra Club, smog, standard, Texas on April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On March 16, 2010 Sierra Club, Public Citizen, Downwinders At Risk, Texas Campaign for the Environment and other concerned environmental organizations and individuals held a public meeting to submit comments to the EPA regarding their newly proposed ozone standard. State representatives and staff from Region 6 of the EPA were there to hear comments. These [...]
Monday’s Earth Week Action: Get One Person to sign on to Clean Energy for Austin!
Posted in Coal, Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, green jobs, Renewables, solar, tagged Austin, Austin Energy, clean energy for austin, Energy Efficiency, environment texas, environmental defense fund, renewable energy, resource and climate protection plan, SEED Coalition, Sierra Club on April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wanna do something green to start off Earth Week? You can do this from your desk. Quick and easy: Sign up as a supporter for Clean Energy for Austin. Tell a friend or co-worker to sign on too!* Austin City Council will vote on this forward-thinking energy plan this week! Clean Energy for Austin is [...]
Week in Review
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Andrew Sauls, Andrews County waste dump, austin generation plan, clean energy for austin, coal plant, david power, energy advocacy, environment texas, environmental defense fund, EPA hearing, ICLEI, Melissa Sanchez, mona avalos, ozone attainment standards, P.A.C.E., PACE, patrick reck, property assessed clean energy, reenergize texas, ryan rittenhouse, sarah mcdonald, Sierra Club, smitty, Tar Sands, think green, think green fund, Tom "Smitty" Smith, trevor lovell, univision dallas, week in review on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Tomorrow, when I wake, or think I do, what shall I say of today?” — Vladimir, Waiting for Godot The Public Citizen Texas Week in Review
Drop by Drop: 7 Ways Texas Cities Can Conserve Water
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Austin, climate change, Drop by Drop, ken kramer, mona avalos, National Wildlife Federation, outdoor water ordinances, population increase, San Antonio, Sierra Club, Texas, Texas Water Development Board, water, water conservation, water efficiency, water supplies on March 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The National Wildlife Federation and the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club have created a splash with their latest report: Drop by Drop: 7 Ways Texas Cities Can Conserve Water. Austin should be proud. Out of 19 cities studied in this report, our capital city was highly ranked on outdoor water ordinances and has [...]
Businesses, Environmental and Low-Income Groups Unite Behind Energy Plan
Posted in Global Warming, tagged wind, solar, renewable energy, Public Citizen, Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, Austin Energy, Air Quality, natural gas, Sierra Club, Weatherization, coal plant, austin city council, Lee Leffingwell, matthew johnson, coalition, Solar Austin, town hall, nuclear plant, 20/20, health, mayor, clean energy for austin, Applied Materials, electric utility commission, resource and climate protection plan, low income residents, electric utility, steve taylor, flexibility, generation and resource planning task force, phillip schmandt, cary ferchill, green businesses, sunshine mathon, foundation communities, nonprofits, fossil fuel reliance 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 [...]
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