China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy |
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January 30, 2010
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TIANJIN, China – China vaulted past competitors in Denmark, Germany, Spain and the United States last year to become the world's largest maker of wind turbines, and is poised to expand even further this year.
China has also leapfrogged the West in the last two years to emerge as the world's largest manufacturer of solar panels. And the country is pushing equally hard to build nuclear reactors and the most efficient types of coal power plants.
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PACE-Property Assessed Clean Energy districts
Local and Renewable Energy Efficiency Districts |
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Legislation has been passed allowing cities to create "PACE Energy Districts" to loan homeowners and businesses money for renewable power and energy efficiency (HB 1937).
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By Degrees;
A New Enforcer in Buildings, the Energy Inspector |
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AUSTIN, Tex. - "Somebody took a lunch break!" he complained to the builder, who sheepishly agreed to patch the hole.
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With the fix, the house, already a model of energy efficiency, will use even less energy and save its residents money — for decades.
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Victory at Country's Largest Co-op! |
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Citizen organizing led to a victory for energy efficiently and renewable power, as three progressive candidates got elected to the Pedernales Electric Co-op Board. Now the challenge is to get strong efficiency and renewable policies in place.
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Contact the PEC Board Members and ask them to support solar rebates, energy efficiency incentives, low interest rates for building improvements and investment in green jobs and manufacturing.
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Cost and Consumer Impacts of South Texas Nuclear Project and Comanche
Peak’s Proposed Expansion Revealed |
Public Citizens Release Report on the Costs of Current and Planned
Nuclear Power Plants in Texas
Texas environmental organizations release a study on solar power's job creation and energy savings potential in Texas.
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Solar Power's Job Creation Potential in Texas |
Texas environmental organizations release a study on solar power's job creation and energy savings potential in Texas.
For copies of the press releases and statements on this report go to our news section.
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Nuclear Power Plant Costs in Texas |
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Costs of current and planned nuclear power plants in Texas
A report by Clarence Johnson
Climate Change and Texas: The Debate is Largely Over
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- Federal Legislation is coming, like it or not
- What Federal Legislation might look like-and how to get ahead of it!
- The price of inaction
- Successful policies that have reduced emissions in Texas
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- And how to expand them!
Download a copy of the four page report here.
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What can cities do to increase energy efficiency?
Sierra Club applauds the City of Edinburg for reaching Cool Cities status
EDINBURG, July 19 - The Sierra Club has applauded the City of Edinburg for signing on to a national climate protection agreement and thus becoming the first Rio Grande Valley city to join the Cool Cities Campaign.
A Cool City, a national initiative sponsored by the Sierra Club, is one that has made a commitment to cut down on environmentally harmful emissions locally, and implement smart energy policies that save taxpayers dollars.
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Mark Peña at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge |
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Latest News
Dec 16, 2009
The Opacity of Hope
The 120 or so people gathered at J. Gilligan's Bar and Grill in Arlington recently were celebrating an early Christmas present. The party was hosted by the Downwinders at Risk, an environmental group based in North Texas, in honor of the recent appointment of Al Armendariz as regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, making him the top environmental official in Texas.
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June 1, 2009
Study finds climate change boosts Tex storm flood risk
Reuters:
Climate change over the next 20 to 70 years can be expected to increase hurricane flooding in Corpus Christi, Texas, home of three U.S. refineries, according to a study by Texas A&M University sponsored by the National Commission on Energy Policy released on Monday..
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May, 2009
Green Star State
Texas Monthly:
Everything you—and our legislators up at the Capitol—need to know about how to make Texas an energy leader for the twenty-first century.
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May 05, 2009
Green Texas
University of Texas:
Researchers put state at forefront of renewable energy revolution
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April 28, 2009
Texas Voters: We Love Free Renewables
A new poll of Texans found strong support for renewable fuels, even in this state that still lionizes Spindletop and has built two world-class university systems with petro-dollars.
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Green Inc. blog
March 25, 2009
Texas Aims for Solar Dominance
The Lone Star State leads the country
in wind power. Now Texas aims to ramp up its solar production, too.
This week the state senate is considering an avalanche of bills that would
boost state incentives for solar power, and the entire legislative session has
become known as the "solar session."
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San Antonio Queblog
March 17, 2009
Kicking carbon out of homes, before the sea swallows us whole
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San Antonio Queblog
March 13, 2009
Science suggests Australia's present drought and wildfires may be tracking to Texas. And guess who's fidding?
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Featured Program
PROJECT GREEN
The CO2 State
Texas produces more carbon emissions than most countries, but the state government and business community don't seem too concerned.
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