ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, DECEMBER 23 – JANUARY 5
EXXON MOBIL ACCUSED OF DISCREDITING GLOBAL WARMING
Houston Chronicle 1/3/07
WASHINGTON – Exxon Mobil Corp. gave $16 million to 43 ideological groups between 1998 and 2005 in a coordinated effort to mislead the public by discrediting the science behind global warming, the Union of Concerned Scientists asserted today.
EXXONMOBIL CULTIVATES GLOBAL WARMING DOUBT – REPORT
US COURT STRIKES DOWN 2004 EPA SMOG RULES
Reuters 12/27/06
WASHINGTON – Smog-reduction regulations proposed by the Bush administration in 2004 are too weak, a US court ruled Friday, sending the rules back to the Environmental Protection Agency for reworking.
COURT CHALLENGE REVERSES EPA’S WEAKENING OF SMOG RULES
PIPE LEAK IN GULF OF MEXICO LEAVES HALF-MILE SLICK
Reuters 12/27/06
NEW YORK – A ruptured crude oil pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico spilled approximately 21,000 gallons of crude oil over the weekend, leaving a half-mile-long oil slick in the water, the Coast Guard said Tuesday.
PIPELINE DAMAGE BEING ASSESSED
PONDS, MARSH HELPING KEEP POLLUTION AT BAY
Houston Chronicle 12/29/06
Tucked away in a mostly unnoticed corner of Mason Park are a marsh and two ponds too small for recreational use by canoeists or anglers.
STORM DRAIN TRASH MARS BUFFALO BAYOU’S BEAUTY
Houston Chronicle 1/2/07
A boat tour of Buffalo Bayou reveals beautifully landscaped banks, a new hike-and-bike trail, and a pedestrian bridge, all part of the Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s latest restoration project. But while a float along the downtown waterway can open your eyes to the bayou’s natural beauty, it also sheds light on a persistent problem: trash.
BIRD WATCHERS FIND 172 SPECIES DURING COUNT
Galveston County Daily News 1/3/07
Fog in the morning, fog in the afternoon and fog in the evening – it seemed like the Galveston Christmas Bird Count’s history of bad luck with the weather had struck again.
BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS LEAD TO NATIONAL HONOR
Brazosport Facts 1/2/07
ANGLETON – The tens of thousands of hours Joanne Weik has devoted to volunteering never were done to gain attention or recognition, she said.
ARMADILLOS MARCHING NORTH TO ILLINOIS
Environmental News Network 12/26/06
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. – For years, Lloyd Nelson laughed off as myth reports that armadillos — those armored, football-sized critters with the big claws and bigger nose — had waddled their way into southern Illinois, the same place folks say they’ve seen cougars.
HOUSTONIANS, WE NEED A PLAN
Houston Chronicle 12/24/06
By Councilmen Adrian Garcia and Peter Brown
Think about what a magnificent city Houston could become in 20 to 30 years.
A CITY WITHOUT A PLAN
By David Crossley
A CITY WITHOUT A PLAN
By Leonard Gilroy and Tory Gattis