[PAA-Discuss] TXU buyout discussed on The New Capital Show w Leo Gold

[Lee Loe]

Does Houston have an environmental council? LeeL 

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Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:14 AM
To: discuss at paa-tx.org; houstonpeakoil at lists.riseup.net;
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Subject: Re: [PAA-Discuss] TXU buyout discussed on The New Capital Show w
Leo Gold

My notes, taken stealthily while looking like I was working:

"the investors wanted to turn TXU from a 'refusnik' to a leader on global
warming and environmental issues

apparently the "Environmental Councils" of  36 cities were also directly
involved in negotiations

executive compensation will be tied directly to environmental stewardship

it seems this is one case where protests actually made a difference - in
effect, the protests against TXU drove down TXUs stock price making the
buyout possible also a perfect example of Conservatives and Greenies working
together for a better society

NRDC helping set up committee to create programs to promote reductions of
energy use esp w respect to peak load

looks like the investment group is one of those groups who thinks they can
make money by appearing socially responsible, thus attracting new generation
of investors
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Randy




-----Original Message-----
>From: RandyS <rscott77092 at earthlink.net>
>Sent: Mar 1, 2007 11:15 AM
>To: discuss at paa-tx.org, houstonpeakoil at lists.riseup.net,
OPDems at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [PAA-Discuss] TXU buyout discussed on The New Capital Show w Leo
Gold
>
>The New Capital Show - KPFT 90.1FM (10:00AM Thurs) with Leo Gold is 
>discussing the TXU buyout with businessmen and environmentalists who were
involved.
>
>This program will be available in KPFT archives for streaming or
downloading (sometime this afternoon or this evening).
>http://www.houston.kpft.org
>http://www.newcapitalshow.com
>

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