‘Smokey’ Joe Barton Operates His ‘Philanthropy’ Foundation As A Front Group For Big Polluter Funds
Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), the ranking member on the House Energy and Commerce committee, ... in Victoria County, Texas. – TXI Energy and XTO Energy sponsored a fundraising dinner ... other donors ” were companies with a stake in Barton’s committee: – Future Energy Holdings [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 15:01:55
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Pickens to lecture at UA at 10:45 this morning
T. Boone Pickens, oil man, billionaire, philanthropist, financier and outspoken advocate for energy independence, will hold a "town hall" ... is planning the world's largest wind farm in the Texas panhandle; Clean Energy, which went public ... for his "white board" presentations on the national energy crisis, will answer questions from the audience [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 04:23:00
Dunnam takes a shot of environmentalism
Jim Dunnam of Waco takes a shot at explaining the cumulative effects of pollution. Recall that when TXU Corp., (now called Energy Future Holdings) wanted to build 11 coal-fired power plants a few years ago ... have jeopardized the Central Texas' compliance with federal clean air rules. TXU ultimately decided [more...]
Date: 2009-03-30 20:32:55
Texas Hold Em Tricks
The poker industry has seen a robust improvement in players participating, and people watching on TV ... . Now, the increase in player activity, and big payouts at the bigger tournaments, created even more energy [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 05:38:00
Long-Lived Rat May Hold Clues to Combatting Aging
The extraordinarily durable proteins in the world's longest-lived rodent may contain a vital piece of the puzzle of aging ... -author Asish Chaudhuri, a University of Texas Health Science Center biochemist. "Their proteins ... our bodies' energy — pump out highly reactive oxygen molecules during respiration. Called free radicals [more...]
Date: 2009-02-18 02:41:49
President Clinton is Coming to Austin
As many of our readers probably already know, former President Bill Clinton will hold this year's Global Initiative University at the University of Texas at Austin from Februrary 13 to 15. The event, held last year at Tulane University in New ... . Commitments range from installing energy-efficient light bulbs to establishing campus bike share [more...]
Date: 2009-01-30 00:29:16
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