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New Nukes are Finally Coming
- Business Week (new window)
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9/25/2007 |
| What about opposition? Nuclear power is an uncomfortable issue for the environmental community. Some groups, such as the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, have grudgingly accepted that, in the battle against global warming, nukes are a necessary evil. Others remain adamantly opposed. “Building nuclear reactors to solve our energy problems is like going fishing with grenades: it’s expensive, stupid, and dangerous, and there’s a ton of better options,” says Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas. | |
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House energy vote near
- Houston Chronicle (new window)
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8/4/2007 |
| WASHINGTON — The House, engulfed in squabbles over a disputed procedural vote and some malfunctioning voting machines, postponed until today votes on a two-part energy package. Despite a veto threat from the Bush administration, the Democrat-controlled House is poised to vote on legislation designed to encourage conservation and promote greater use of renewable energy sources, while also taking a swipe at the oil companies. | |
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Renewable energy needs more attention
- Amarillo Globe News (new window)
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7/6/2007 |
| AUSTIN - Energy prices and the conflict in the Middle East, combined with growing concern over the progress of global warming, have jump-started a long overdue debate in Congress about the direction of America's energy policy. The public is clamoring for solutions and, in this generation, there has never been deeper support for increasing the amount of power we get from renewable energy. | |
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More Wind Energy Possible by 2020
- KUHF Houston NPR (new window)
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7/3/2007 |
| The sound of dozens of pinwheels spinning in the wind is intended to convey on a small scale the idea of wind farms. Houston's climate and weather are ideally suited for wind farming. Aaron Waldorf is a field associate for Environment Texas. He says Texas is already the leading producer of wind energy, but his organization is trying to promote not just the production of, but also the consumption of wind energy in the state. | |
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Environmental group sets up display at Hermann Park
- KTRK ABC 13 News (new window)
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7/3/2007 |
| Environment Texas set up many pinwheels at Hermann Park to support a move towards energy generated from wind power. Supporters want Texas politicians to know that wind turbines could help increase jobs, decrease America's dependency on fossil fuels and reduce pollution. Supporters believe Texas is the perfect state for wind farms. "Texas is very spread out so we have a lot of room for wind farms," Aaron Waldorf of Environment Texas said. "A lot of times wind farms rely on rural areas in order to be built and there are so many farms and ranches [here.] Plenty of room for people to build wind farms." The group wants local politicians to sponsor a renewable resources bill set for discussion in the State House pretty soon. | |
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Group pushes proposed renewable energy standard for Texas
- KTRE-TV Lufkin/Nacogdoches (new window)
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7/13/2007 |
| The Texas analysis released in San Antonio yesterday by the nonprofit group Environment Texas the proposal would create almost 18,000 new jobs. It also says consumers would save $1.75 billion on electric and natural gas bills by 2020. | |
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Environmental legislation could mean big bucks, more jobs for Texas
- Houston Business Journal (new window)
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7/12/2007 |
| Environment Texas, an Austin-based nonprofit, is pushing for a national standard that would require utilities to increase their use of renewable energy sources by 20 percent by 2020. In Texas alone, such a standard could create 17,630 new jobs a year, according to a study by the Union of Concerned Scientists released Thursday by Environment Texas. | |
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Plugged into Wind
- San Antonio Current (new window)
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7/10/2007 |
| At an early June press conference, representatives from the Sierra Club, Environment Texas, and Solar San Antonio planted hundreds of pinwheels, representing wind turbines, in the lawn at Maverick Park to demonstrate the potential for renewable energy in the Lone Star State. The groups rallied for U.S. Representative Charlie Gonzalez’s support of House Resolution 969, a bill requiring a nationwide 20-percent renewable-energy standard by 2020. | |
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Will the Nuke Mushroom?
- Austin Chronicle (new window)
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6/29/2006 |
| Plans to expand the South Texas (Nuclear) Project, located in Bay City, were announced last Wednesday, amid a national renewal of interest in nuclear power generation, following nearly a quarter century of hostility toward it in America. | |
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Congress should pass a renewable energy standard
- Dallas Morning News (new window)
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6/25/2007 |
| Energy prices and the Middle East chaos, combined with growing concern over global warming, have jump-started a long-overdue debate in Congress about U.S. energy policy. The public is clamoring for solutions and, in this generation, there has never been deeper support for increasing the amount of power we get from renewable energy. | |
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Nuke plant expansion sought
- San Antonio Express-News (new window)
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6/22/2006 |
| The company that co-owns the South Texas Project nuclear power plant wants to double its size with a $5.2 billion expansion. | |
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Call for Renewable Energy
- WOAI Radio San Antonio (new window)
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6/12/2007 |
| Environmental groups today called on CPS Energy and the City of San Antonio to move more aggressively into renewable fuels like wind, solar, and tidal power, 1200 WOAI news reports. | |
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Group denounces utility legislation proposal
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram (new window)
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5/9/2007 |
| AUSTIN — A proposed change in far-reaching utility legislation “would essentially destroy Texas’ renewable energy market,” an environmental group declared on Tuesday. The change, proposed by state Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, would end a renewable energy program after certain mandates are met, according to information provided by Luke Metzger, director of the Environment Texas group. | |
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Environmental community split over wind farm
- Austin American-Statesman (new window)
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5/9/2006 |
| When the state's General Land Office signed a deal last fall to develop 50 wind turbines off the coast of Galveston, it seemed like the kind of green energy project all environmentalists would applaud. The $220 million wind farm, small as it will be, could power 40,000 homes, relying on the fuel in the air rather than on oil or coal. | |
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For this state, green means health, wealth
- San Antonio Express-News (new window)
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3/28/2007 |
| A report released this week by Environment Texas found that Texas — which Adkisson said now imports up to $9 billion worth of energy — is a leader in solar potential. Developing that potential will reduce air pollution, lower electricity costs overall, require fewer coal-fired power plants and generate billions in investment and jobs. | |
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Texas, warm up to solar
- Dallas Morning News (new window)
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3/17/2007 |
| The Texas Legislature will have the chance this session to embrace a solar future for our state. Rep. Garnet Coleman and Sen. Rodney Ellis have filed legislation – HB 2226 and SB 1357 – to build a solar power market here. The TexSun Solar Energy Rebate Program would create a five-year, half-billion-dollar incentive operation to give solar the jumpstart it needs to get up and running. | |
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Little things will make a difference in cutting pollution
- Amarillo Globe-News (new window)
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3/1/2007 |
| With war raging in the Middle East, volatile oil and gas prices, and air pollution making our families sick, we cannot wait to change the direction of our nation's energy policies. The good news is some Texas lawmakers have proposed commonsense solutions to our energy problems that will save consumers money, enhance electricity reliability, and help reduce the air pollution that causes tens of thousands of Texas children to have asthma attacks each summer. | |
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Executive vists EP, says Ford working to boost sales
- El Paso Times (new window)
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12/8/2006 |
| Luke Metzger, director of Austin group Environment Texas, says that "clearly there is a big need for more fuel-efficient vehicles. Unfortunately, (Ford's) efforts have been pathetic so far, and they're getting creamed by Japanese automakers who have long recognized this." | |
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There's a golden opportunity to go green
- Houston Chronicle
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12/30/2007 |
| With the first meaningful improvement in gas mileage standards in a generation, Congress took a significant step toward a new energy future this month. | |
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Debate begins over environment
- The Victoria Advocate (new window)
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12/19/2007 |
| “Our organization is pretty staunchly against expansion of nuclear energy on several accounts,” said J.J. Karabias, a federal field associate for Environment Texas, an environmental advocacy group. Karabias believes the estimated $6 billion to fund construction of a new plant should be diverted to renewable energy – solar and wind power, he said. “If we put solar panels on 7 percent of the rooftops in Texas, we could provide enough electricity to power the entire state. That’s substantial,” he said. | |
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Which way to go in pursuit of power?
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram (new window)
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12/15/2006 |
| Fortunately, by implementing readily available efficiency technologies, we can keep the lights on in the short term and plan for Texas' long-term energy future at a cost far smaller than that of the new coal plants. Texans currently use twice as much energy per capita as people in New York and California -- states that have adopted aggressive energy efficiency programs. That means there is a lot of low-hanging fruit that Texas could easily pick to save energy. | |
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Renewable resources requirement dropped from Senate measure
- The Dallas Morning News (new window)
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12/12/2007 |
| Luke Metzger, director of Austin-based Environment Texas, said there were many elements for Texans to like in the energy bill, including the increased fuel economy standards. He said many environmental activists hope the renewable power standard can be revived in future legislation. "We are certainly disappointed that with massive opposition from just a few utilities, Congress has left unfinished business by not taking on renewable energy, which has so much potential, particularly here in Texas," Mr. Metzger said. | |
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Land management, public school fund center of Texas Land Commissioner race.
- Austin American-Statesman (new window)
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10/19/2006 |
| Luke Metzger, a spokesman for Environment Texas, a statewide advocacy organization, said Patterson has a mixed record on the environment. Metzger praised the commissioner's dedication to boosting wind power in the state; Texas this year surpassed California as the nation's leading wind energy state. "Clearly, he's been the wind industry's biggest cheerleader," he said. But he criticized Patterson's support of drilling in the Padre Island National Seashore. Patterson has said he supports drilling there to generate money for the Permanent School Fund. | |
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Iraq is the top topic
- San Antonio Express-News (new window)
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1/24/2007 |
| The plan calls for stepping up domestic oil production, which has been met with opposition by environmental groups, which favor strict emissions regulations. "The president's proposals for energy security have loopholes big enough to drive a Hummer through," said Luke Metzger, Environment Texas director in Austin. | |
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City: Homeowners would pay now, save later with energy ordinance
- KVUE (new window)
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09/22/2008 |
| Luke Metzger, Environment Texas director, said that it will arm consumers with information. "They will have the full price of the home which is not just the mortgage payment or the rent bill, but it's also the energy bill that in the summertime several hundreds of dollars," he said. At a news conference on Monday, a coalition of housing, consumer and environmental advocates called on the City of Austin to adopt the new energy efficiency standards saying it would reduce our energy use, save money and protect the environment. "This is one the cheapest and quickest things we can do to solve some of the very significant energy problems we have right now," said Metzger. | |
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Task force to mandate energy audits for all Austin homes and businesses
- Daily Texan (new window)
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09/22/2008 |
| In February 2007, city council created an Energy Efficiency Upgrade Task Force with the responsibility of finding ways the city could upgrade existing buildings. Environment Texas, an environmental advocacy organization, led a meeting Monday endorsing the task forces recommendations and asking city council to go beyond the recommendations. | |
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Environmentalists: Energy Audits Aren't Enough
- KUT NPR News (new window)
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09/22/2008 |
| Local environmentalists are not giving up on a proposal that would require property owners to make their homes more energy efficient. Groups like Environment Texas say Austin City Council shouldnt take anything off the table. | |
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SOME QUESTION BIOMASS PLANT PLANS
- KUT NPR News (new window)
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08/13/2008 |
| City officials are holding a public meeting August 13 to talk about a proposed $2.3 billion power plant, fueled with wood waste. The Austin City Council postponed a vote on the contract August 7, after concerns were raised. | |
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Noriega on Energy ... Looks Familiar
- Austin Chronicle (new window)
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07/31/2008 |
| The drilling component wasn't enough to deter Luke Metzger of Environment Texas from heaping praise on the plan: "It's pretty good. I'm pretty excited about it. There's definitely a few things I don't agree with, but overall it's pretty bold and really takes advantage of a lot of what Texas has to offer as far as renewable energy. The 100 percent renewable energy for homes is a pretty big deal. ... I'm not excited about the drilling offshore and the support of nuclear power, but by and large, it's pretty impressive." Metzger called the "100%" proposal (which echoes a similar national challenge recently issued by former Vice President Al Gore) "entirely realistic." | |
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Austin Energy plans $2.3 billion biomass plant
- Austin American-Statesman (new window)
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07/26/2008 |
| Luke Metzger, director of the nonprofit group Environment Texas, said biomass from wood waste is "widely regarded among the environmental community as a very clean alternative energy source." The wood waste would release carbon anyway as it decomposes, or is burned in some cases, so burning it to generate power doesn't necessarily add more, Metzger said. | |
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