Category: Texas/Regional
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Chron.com’s lack of coverage of hunger strikers is truly shocking
Progressives in Texas may already know about how Houston climate change activists are protesting the XL Keystone Pipeline with a hunger strike. But do most Houstonians know? A hunger strike is a blatant attempt to manipulate public opinion by staging a public act of self-denial. The thinking goes, if the activist demonstrates that his willpower…
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My 2006 South by Southwest Journal (Very long)
Every March between 2002 and 2010 I regularly attended an Austin tech conference called South by Southwest Interactive. In 2006 I offered to TechBlog to blog about my misadventures at SXSW. I generally liked that experience although it kind of ruins the fun of attending the conference. Some of the tidbits are dated now (but…
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Drivers who nearly extinguished my life: a list
(the photos you see are for the intersection of Westheimer and Greenridge in Houston, Texas. Click here for a Google maps street view (here is the actual address in Google Maps) Pardon the macabre nature of this post, but I wanted to call attention to how often cars come to killing pedestrians and cyclists. It…
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Liar’s Contest, Indie Book Conference, Library Book Sale, Preacher’s Daughter & Environmental Conference
In the second week of April, I’ll be attending or participating in three FOUR FIVE events in Houston: A Liar’s Contest, Houston Indie Book Festival, a Film Premiere, and an Energy/Environmental Conference. Details for attending these events is below. (Note: the Movie Premiere is Thursday, the conference is Friday and the Liar’s contest/booksale & book…
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Jade: Outlaw By Robert Flynn (Book Review)
Jade: Outlaw by Robert Flynn (2010), JoSara MeDia, 190 pages. Author’s Website and Blog (with RSS feed) Ebook: Amazon/BN (now at 99 cents!) Print Editions: Used copies are available, but with ebooks so cheap, why bother? Summary: A Western tale about a 19th century Texas town that is harsh, spiritual and profound. Recommended if you…
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How to Choose a Texas Electric Provider the Wrong Way
Recently I read an analysis by Dr. Dan Wallach on Chuck Kuffner’s blog about how to find the best deal on electricity in Texas. Some areas in Texas allow consumers to choose the provider of electricity to their homes. (But not all – some cities – notably San Antonio and Austin – allow residents…
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Being Carbon Neutral in Houston—Impossible? Well….
Here is my carbon footprint for the year 2010. Before we do our calculations, some background. Per Capita Footprints Today According to the World Bank, the US per capita CO2 emissions is 19.3 metric tons (using 2007 data). That compares to per capita rates of 9.8 tons for Japan, 8.3 for Poland, 4.5 tons for…
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Hypocrisy and Global Warming
Obama Science advisor John Holdren compares climate change to driving a car with bad brakes: I sometimes say that the situation we are in is like driving a car with bad brakes toward a cliff in the fog. The fog represents the uncertainties that still surround many important aspects of the science and make it…
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Taking a chance with civilization
You have to applaud how packed this chart is with information. But doesn’t it scare you to death? To think, that the goal of all the nations is to limit the temperature increase to 2 degrees Centigrade by 2050. There seems to be a lot of gloominess about whether that is achievable given the political…
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Reasons to Vote for Bill White instead of Rick Perry
A list of reasons about why Texans should vote for Bill White instead of Rick Perry. Compiled by Robert Nagle.
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Robert Flynn has an ebook! (Last Klick)
I posted that belated wrapup of Robert Flynn links as a result of receiving an email from my writing teacher which mentioned (among other things) that his Last Klick novel is now an ebook. It sells for the very affordable price of $1.99. I’ve read a few novels and short story collections by Robert Flynn.…
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Robert Flynn has a blog!
Collection of essays by Texas fiction writer Robert Flynn, with excerpts. Religious satire, Texas life, political observations. Flynn was my writing teacher at college.
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Sen. Cornyn, your climate change position is atrocious
My letter to Senator Cornyn about the need to pass climate change legislation
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What will the climate change bill cost Texans (and Americans?)
CBO and EIA estimate that cap and trade climate change bill will cost Americans about $170 per household. That’s not including about $100 (on average) a household will save as a result of it.
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Two Things about my Father
Here are two eulogies about Donald E. Nagle, Yankee-born lawyer who lived (and died) in Houston, Texas. Part One is by son Robert Nagle; part two is by daughter Kathy Nagle Johnson. For more information about Donald E. Nagle, see this photo-tribute. Two Things About My Father By Robert Nagle (son) Two things about my…