Daniel Mottola
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Dirty-Coal Reversal
TXU agrees to buy-out, announces it will abandon plans for eight of its proposed coal-fired plants
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Clean Air Ellis Rides Again
Democratic dynamo has three unrelated measures in Lege grabbing attention for their ambitious attempts to reform Texas’ air quality
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Business Leaders Hire Lobbyists to Battle Dirty Coal
Coalition of free-market well-to-dos formed to oppose Texas’ 17 proposed pulverized coal power plants fights electric utilities using their own weapon of choice – lobbyists
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Dirty Coal Update: Fast-Tracking Slowed Down
Travis Co. district judge issues temporary injunction instructing state administrative hearings judges to ignore Perry’s 2005 executive order fast-tracking coal-plant permitting as hearings were set to begin Wednesday on six TXU plants.
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Coal War Update
Charles “Doc” Anderson launches legislative attack against proposed coal-fired power plants, efficiency practices report, and more
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Will Lege Rescue Starving State Parks?
Legislators claim help is on way for suffering parks system
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Austin Energy’s Coal Considerations Smoked Out?
Council to be asked to consider authorizing city manager to negotiate land agreement for future “clean coal” plant
