Rick Perry
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Rick Perry prays for an end to drought and EPA regulations
The rain prayers haven't worked yet -- maybe the Texas governor's prayers against the EPA won't, either.
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Reducing air pollution is well worth the cost
Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA is required to protect states from sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pollution emitted from coal plants in other states. After dragging its feet for a while, the Bush administration introduced the Clean Air Interstate Rule in 2005. Due to its over-reliance on emissions trading, the Clean Air Interstate […]
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Rick Perry is running as the anti-climate-science candidate
If you thought a field full of anti-science blowhards was scary, just wait until you get a load of GOP presidential johnny-come-lately Rick Perry, currently governor of Texas.
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Rick Perry signs weirdly reasonable fracking disclosure law
Rick Perry must have a secret plan to recapture George W. Bush's long-squandered image as an aisle-crossing Texas governor and run for president to the left of the Tea Party-addled Republican field. Or maybe he just decided to something right for a change. Whatever his motivation, the Texas guv signed into law a bill that requires natural gas drillers to disclose the chemicals they're pumping into ground during hydrofracking.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, climate crank, considering presidential run
Rick Perry, conservative darling.Photo: Gage SkidmoreA weak field of GOP presidential candidates is weakening the resolve of politicians who’ve been insisting they don’t want to run. After saying for months that he had no interest in getting into the race, Texas Gov. Rick Perry changed his tune on Friday and told reporters, “I’m going to […]
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Texas governor launches bold prayer-based climate initiative
Texas is facing unprecedented droughts and wildfires that have consumed more than a million acres. Combating climate change could mean staving off conditions that would make droughts and fires on this scale much more common. So Rick Perry, the Texas governor, is taking swift action to remediate the climate by … calling for three days […]
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It’s Time for EPA to Step In
This post was co-written by Jen Powis, Sierra Club Senior Regional Representative in Texas. It isn’t old news around here that when it comes to air pollution, Texas has a big problem. And it seems like the rest of the nation is finally catching on. Today in Downtown Dallas, hundreds of Texans will gather at […]
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Texas Needs to Lead the Nation Away From Coal
This week’s post was co-written by Jennifer Powis, Sierra Club Senior Regional Representative in Texas. Texas has the worst air quality in the country and it will take a concrete vision to fix it. Unfortunately, state officials keep permitting coal plants instead of take real steps to clean the air. This week the Texas Commission […]
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The Climate Post: Everybody loves clean energy, but nobody wants to pay for it
Utilities don't want to pay to meet renewable energy standards, so it's a good thing the Department of Energy is attempting to lead the clean revolution