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Radioactive Leak at New Jersey Nuclear Plant With Recent License Extension 23 Aug 2013 | 09:59 pm
Workers have shut down unit 1 of the Salem Nuclear plant in New Jersey after a leak was detected in the containment building. An initial investigation determined the leak is coming from packing on a ...
Community and activists protest permit for Plaquemines coal export terminal in Louisiana 20 Aug 2013 | 01:30 am
Residents and environmental activists in Plaquemines Parish, LA, filled the community center auditorium during Wednesday night’s permit hearing for the RAM coal export terminal proposed for the Lower ...
Double Standards in Texas Water Law 14 Aug 2013 | 10:37 pm
Double Standards in Texas Water Law Under Texas Water Code, there is a double standard between groundwater and surface water. Groundwater is generally the property of the landowner as long as it is o...
U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, Climate Denier 13 Aug 2013 | 11:55 pm
Today, I had the privilege of addressing citizens in San Antonio, Texas that attended the Organizing for Action Climate Change Event at Congressman Lamar Smith’s office. Here is a transcript of my sp...
In the U.S., proximity to a pipeline is at your own risk. 9 Aug 2013 | 09:29 pm
In a report by TruthOut, Mike Ludwig tells how federal regulators have failed to enforce pipeline safety despite spills and deadly accidents. Each year more than 250 significant pipeline accidents ca...
Solar a Shining Opportunity for Austin – Solar Goals and Programs Need Expanding 7 Aug 2013 | 09:32 pm
Business leaders, environmentalists and low income advocates are behind a push to get Austin to increase its solar energy goal to 400 megawatts by 2020 and expand solar programs to meet that goal. A ...
Many Texas Towns Still in a Water Crisis 4 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
In the midst of the 2013 Texas drought, many towns and communities have suffered disastrous blows, either completely running out of water or coming close enough to warrent desperate measures. Some of ...
The Potential Boom in East Texas Geothermal Energy 3 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Texas is a state that is abundant with clean and renewable sources of energy. From the booming wind industry, to the emerging solar sector, Texas is primed to be a clean energy leader. And now thanks ...
Presidential Executive Order — To Improve Chemical Facility Safety and Security 2 Aug 2013 | 09:16 pm
A few months after the deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, President Obama signed an executive order aimed at increasing safety and oversight at chemical plants across the country. ...
Keystone XL Will Create Only 2,000 Jobs Nationally 2 Aug 2013 | 05:45 am
President Obama’s Statement that Keystone XL Will Create 2,000 Jobs is Consistent with Cornell Study and State Department Analysis In an interview with the New York Times July 27, 2013, President Oba...
