Dig Deeper Texas

CLEAN Air - Fired up: TXU’s coal plan puts Texans’ health at risk:
Power plant mercury pollution puts our babies at risk for permanent brain damage. We need 90 percent mercury reductions from all sources in order to protect health. TCEQ’s weak mercury proposals would allow mercury to increase over the next four years. Eleven Texas [...]

Filed under: Austism, Coal Plants, Congress, David T. Harris, Fast-tract permit, Joe Barton, Rick Perry, TRCC, TXU, Texas district 6, campaign contributions, mercury, texas politics | 2 Comments »

WOAI: San Antonio News - Coal plant interests give Perry camp $132,000:
AUSTIN (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry has accepted more than $100,000 in campaign contributions from groups involved in construction of 16 coal-burning power plants since he signed an order to speed state approval of the projects.None of the governor’s rivals in the campaign has [...]

Filed under: Coal Plants, Erle Nye, Fast-tract permit, Rick Perry, TXU, campaign, campaign contributions, texas, texas politics | 1 Comment »