ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, FEBRUARY 23-29
ACTIVIST LAMENTS LAWS THAT DULL GREEN SPARK
Houston Chronicle 2/29/08
Lawmakers should “take a chain saw” to the nation’s thicket of energy-related laws to unleash innovation that could cut greenhouse gas emissions, a Sierra Club official said Thursday at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
CLINTON CALLS FOR CLEANER FUELS AT ENERGY CONFERENCE
US HOUSE OKAY’S BILL TO TAX BIG OIL, HELP RENEWABLES
ANALYSIS – BIG OIL MAY STRIKE OUT WITH NEXT US PRESIDENT
LOSS OF WIND CAUSES TEXAS POWER GRID EMERGENCY
Reuters 2/29/08
A drop in wind generation late Tuesday, coupled with colder weather, triggered an electric emergency that caused the Texas grid operator to cut service to some large customers, the grid agency said Wednesday.
REUTERS SUMMIT – EXECS SAY US MUST CONSIDER NEW NUCLEAR PLANTS
COAL OR NATURAL GAS? DEBATE AT SUMMIT IS SPIRITED
FEDS GET ON BOARD FOR 2 METRO LIGHT RAIL PROJECTS
Houston Chronicle 2/26/08
The Federal Transit Administration is committed to helping the Metropolitan Transit Authority qualify for funding of two light rail lines by the end of the year, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said Tuesday.
RISE IN RIDERSHIP LOOKS PROMISING FOR METRO
HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL RECEIVES AWARD
Houston Chronicle 2/27/08
The Harris County Flood Control District has received a prestigious national award for its work in conserving thousands of acres of land in flood plains and developing parks and hike-and-bike trails.
CONSULTANT’S FINAL PLAN INCLUDES HIGH-RISES
Galveston County Daily News 2/29/08
Height and density recommendations include high-rise development, but the proposed ordinances might not survive city council’s tweaking.
PORT UNEARTHS MYSTERY IN RAILCAR
Galveston County Daily News 2/29/08
Port of Galveston officials dug up a buried rail tank car that could contain more than 8,000 gallons of potentially toxic pesticide.
STUDENTS TOUR LOCAL WATERWAYS
Brazosport Facts 2/29/08
In a world full of other people’s problems, the imagination of teenagers is at work to make their local waterways a better place — one derelict boat at a time.
EYES ON THE ROAD
Baytown Sun 2/27/08
Citizens invited to have their say on statewide toll way
FIRST GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS COMPLETE COUNTY’S BANDIT SIGN
REMOVAL PROGRAM Chronicle 2/25/08
“Bandit sign” owners should beware. Driven by a strong resolve to clear northwest Harris County roadsides of visual clutter, 25 resident volunteers completed Harris County’s first bandit sign enforcement training program last week.
BEER CAN HOUSE ON TAP FOR REOPENING
Houston Chronicle 2/26/08
Call John Milkovisch a man ahead of his time.
WOUNDED SEA TURTLE TO BE FITTED WITH PROSTHETIC FLIPPER
Houston Chronicle 2/28/08
When tourists found a 5-inch green sea turtle bloody and missing three of her flippers, the people who run a hospital for the endangered animals here gave her little chance of survival.