ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, NOVEMBER 3 – 9
BP CEO SEES HARD ROAD AHEAD FOR OIL INDUSTRY
Houston Chronicle 11/9/07
Tight supply and undaunted demand mean oil will be expensive for the foreseeable future, BP CEO Tony Hayward told Houston business leaders Thursday.
HOUSTON MAYOR GIVES POLLUTERS 6 MONTHS TO CLEAN
Houston Chronicle 11/6/07
Mayor Bill White on Monday gave industrial polluters six months to clean up their act.
CRACKDOWN ON OIL POLLUTERS AHEAD IN GULF
COMPANIES PLANNING $5B IN PROJECTS ALONG SHIP CHANNEL
Houston Business Journal 11/6/07
Industrial firms are planning more than $5 billion in project spending in Harris County, according to a report by Industrial Info Resources.
NEW ANTI-POLLUTION LAW MAY HIT TEXAS BUDGET HARD
Houston Chronicle 11/6/07
A new state law revising a property tax exemption used by businesses that install pollution control equipment could cost school districts, counties and cities millions of dollars in revenue, local officials warn.
CORPS: CONTROLLING DEVELOPMENT IS UP TO CITY
Galveston County Daily News 11/8/07
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for protecting the island’s last remaining undeveloped land, federal officials told Galveston’s Planning Commission.
FORT BEND PROJECT IN WATER BILL
Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster 11/8/07
The U.S. Senate Thursday morning overrode a presidential veto on a law with implications for Fort Bend County.
WATER PROJECTS IN TEXAS AUTHORIZED BY VETO OVERRIDE
LEE COLLEGE CHOSEN FOR ‘GREEN’ PROGRAM
Baytown Sun 11/7/07
Lee College is one of 10 colleges and universities selected to join a pilot program of the Clinton Climate Initiative to promote energy conservation, which will allow the school to receive startup money for projects meant to make the campus greener and more energy efficient
PORT, SEABROOK REACH AGREEMENT OVER PINE GULLY, CONTAINER TERMINAL
Houston Business Journal 11/6/07
Following lawsuits brought by the City of Seabrook, the Port of Houston Authority and Seabrook have agreed on issues concerning the development of port container terminal facilities, zoning and rail development issues and the resolution of siltation in Seabrook’s Pine Gully.
SEABROOK SIGNS ON WITH PORT AUTHORITY PROJECT
TEST OFF GALVESTON AIMS TO HARNESS WAVE POWER
Houston Chronicle 11/7/07
Hurricane Humberto was a pleasant surprise to at least one energy executive visiting the Texas Gulf Coast.
KIDS HELP STUB OUT PEARLAND SMOKING
Houston Chronicle 11/7/07
Junior high students cheered and gobbled pizza Tuesday night as they learned a smoking ban ordinance drive they started last spring cruised to victory.
COMET COULD BE COSMIC SHOOTOUT VICTIM
Galveston County Daily News 1/8/07
A dime-sized fuzzy patch visible each clear evening in the northeastern sky is Comet Holmes/17P, and it got a million times brighter a week ago.