[matt04]

From the SPAMmers at care2. And what does the mayor of the People's Republic of Austin plan replacing the coal generated power with, can't be nuclear or natural gas. Wind? Solar? Magic?

[Psalm 144]

Does the Austin city tapwater still smell like a fishtank each summer? Is there still a brownout every night between about 2:30 AM and 4:45 AM?

[9422WMR]

No, he plans to just turn the power OFF!
What a brilliant idea?
Austin is full of idiots!

[JRandomFreeper]

I don't have any problem with Austin shutting down. Our liberties will be safer.

/johnny

[mplsconservative]

Mayor Leffingwell? I’ve been to Austin before. Are you sure it’s not Leftwinghell? Sometimes the jokes just write themselves.

[freebilly]

Complete douchebag....

[broken_arrow1]

Austin is the San Francisco of Texas. Everybody should quit driving cars and riding busses and take their bikes everywhere. Unplug the TV, Laptop, Cell Phones and go without air conditioning in the middle of a 99 degree summer with 90 percent humidity. Then these Liberal turds would know to respect Fossil Fuels-based energy. What a stupid Mayor.

[cweese]

Magic, probably. He’s one of the worst mayors we’ve had in recent years, and is about to ban not only plastic grocery bags, but paper ones, too. A veritable jackass all around.

[GeronL]

The problem is that we taxpayers from across Texas are subsidizing “clean power” for them

[IrishPennant]

Every gorgeous face has a blemish...Texas has Austin.

[Venturer]

How many Texans will this place out of work?

and what kind of jobs does this piece of slime intend to provide.

[newheart]

So how will they be able to charge up all their Priuses?

[af_vet_rr]

And what does the mayor of the People's Republic of Austin plan replacing the coal generated power with, can't be nuclear or natural gas.

Less than 25% of Austin Energy's output is from coal. The majority is natural gas and nuclear, and that's not going to change anytime soon. This was just an announcement to pretend to be doing something.

[Liberty Valance]

[RetiredTexasVet]

The only good thing about Austin is that the complete collection of dull knives are in one location.

[kennedy]

This will be an economic boom for cities throughout Central Texas - when businesses flee Austin in search of electricity.

[deport]

Austin Energy Proposes 12.5% Rate Increase
April 2012 Target Date for Implementation

After more than a year of review and extensive public feedback, Austin Energy (AE) today outlined its proposal for a 12.5% rate increase – its first increase in base electric rates in 17 years. The redesign of rates is needed to provide sufficient revenues, to achieve greater rate equity between customer classes and to better support strategic goals for energy efficiency and on-site energy resources such as rooftop solar.

http://www.austinenergy.com/About%20Us/Newsroom/Press%20Releases/2011/proposedRateIncrease.html

[Liberty Valance]

Merry Christmas From The Meinzers
http://vimeo.com/33741181

[Lorianne]

Fine with me, I’m all for people making more of their own decisions locally rather than being told what to do by the EPA or other Fed agency.

I’d be interested in seeing what energy source they are going to transition to.

[calex59]

Please send a note to Austin's mayor, telling him you support his no coal pledge.

The only note I will send him is to tell him what a stupid communistic SOB he is.

[wolfcreek]

Just as soon as they get all those nasty little plastic (and paper) bags banned.