GREEN HOMES 101: THE “DIRT†ON SOIL
The Houston Advanced Research Center’s free seminar about soil will be Monday, March 19 from 6 – 9 pm at U of H’s School of Architecture in room 150.
CLIMATE EXPERT TIM FLANNERY TO SPEAK ON MARCH 19
Tim Flannery’s book, The Weather Makers: How Man is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth, is widely acclaimed as the finest and clearest account of the science behind global warming.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, MARCH 3 – 9
HOUSTON MAYOR CUTS BACK CLEAN-AIR PROPOSAL Houston Chronicle 3/9/07 Mayor Bill White has significantly scaled back a controversial plan to make Houston the first place in Texas with health standards for hazardous air pollutants, according to a draft circulated this week. ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY PROPOSES STRICT STANDARD FOR SOME DIESEL ENGINES New York Times 3/2/07 The Environmental Protection Agency, which for…