James Talarico Led 'Divest' Protest Against Texas Coal Plant That Provides 10% of Austin's Electricity, Unearthed Footage Shows
Talarico was one of three speakers at the October 2009 "Rise Up Against Coal" press conference, where he called on city leaders to phase out the plant, the Fayette Power Project, in favor of solar energy. Talarico, who introduced himself as "Jimmy Talarico," a University of Texas at Austin student government representative, touted a student government resolution he helped pass endorsing a plan for the city to divest from the plant. Following the press conference, Talarico and the other students said they would enter Austin's city hall and directly lobby leaders to implement a "clean energy portfolio," a plan that would lead to the shutdown of fossil fuels.
- ▪Talarico was one of three speakers at the October 2009 "Rise Up Against Coal" press conference, where he called on city leaders to phase out the plant, the Fayette Power Project, in favor of solar energy.
- ▪Talarico, who introduced himself as "Jimmy Talarico," a University of Texas at Austin student government representative, touted a student government resolution he helped pass endorsing a plan for the city to divest from the plant.
- ▪Following the press conference, Talarico and the other students said they would enter Austin's city hall and directly lobby leaders to implement a "clean energy portfolio," a plan that would lead to the shutdown of fossil fuels.
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Democrats James Talarico Led 'Divest' Protest Against Texas Coal Plant That Provides 10% of Austin's Electricity, Unearthed Footage Shows The previously unreported video stands in contrast to Talarico's claim that he supports his state's fossil fuel industry James Talarico in 2009 (YouTube), James Talarico recently (Alberto Silva Fernandez/Getty Images) Thomas Catenacci August 19, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico led a student protest calling for the city of Austin to divest from a coal-fired power plant that remains the city's single largest power plant and…
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