Related Press for Whooping Cranes
April 21, 2009
Source: KIIITV News
Whooping Cranes Drastically Decreasing
Video Coverage of Decreasing Cranes
State officials are asking the public to report any sightings of whooping cranes, after the population of endangered seabird has dropped for the first time in eight years.
The whooping cranes call Rockport home during the winter months. Over the last year, about 20% of the flock of almost 300, has died. [...]
News & Events
Nuclear plant proponents overlook drought’s realityTwo recent Express-News articles were highly predictive of South Texas’s future: “This dry spell may be the drought of record” and “Energy giant wants to keep Guadalupe River water rights.” The two highlight the relationship between nuclear power and water.
Global warming studies predict South Texas will experience longer and more severe droughts.
The future is here and its reality is staring us in the face.
Paper water rights deceptiveCentral Texas is experiencing one of the worst natural droughts of the last 50 years. It’s dry and we all know it - we feel it. And during such times, it makes a lot of sense to seriously question our state and local water policies. When it rains, we have enough for all of our dreams. It is when we are dry that reality appears.
TSEPA: GBRA Sells Guadalupe Water Rights to Exelon Amidst Basin-Wide DroughtVICTORIA, TX - Texans for a Sound Energy Policy Alliance (TSEPA) today questioned the logic of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority’s (GBRA) decision to extend its water reservation agreement with Exelon while simultaneously requesting others to conserve.
With the Guadalupe River Basin experiencing Stage 2 drought conditions, GBRA encouraged all users to limit their water usage. Additionally, GBRA was forced to increase the release rate from Canyon Lake into the Guadalupe River in order to meet the current water supply demands for its downstream user, the City of Victoria. At the same time, GBRA accepted $1.1 million from Exelon to reserve 75,000 acre-feet from the Guadalupe for its proposed nuclear power plant near Victoria.