ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, JUNE 17 – 23
HOUSTON PROPOSAL WOULD EASE FLOODWAY DEVELOPMENT LIMITS
Houston Chronicle 6/20/08
City officials are recommending changes in a controversial law that limits development in flood-prone areas known as floodways, easing some restrictions that have prompted protests and lawsuits from affected property owners.
HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL GIVES METRO GREEN LIGHT ON 5 RAIL LINES
Houston Chronicle 6/19/08
City Council approved an agreement Wednesday with the Metropolitan Transit Authority, giving permission for the agency to build five light rail lines on Houston streets, but also pledging to make sure Metro does the job right.
SERVICES IN HOUSTON’S SUBURBS FEEL STRAIN OF GAS PRICES
Houston Chronicle 6/19/08
Passengers taking commuter buses from the First Colony Mall in Sugar Land to Houston used to count on having some elbow room because there were a few empty seats.
HOUSTONIANS MAKING SACRIFICES TO BEAT THE PUMP
BAYTOWN PLANT TO PRODUCE ALTERNATIVE FUELS
The Baytown Sun 6/20/08
From green to black gold, John Rivera said his efforts are an answer to pleas from a nation suffering an average of $4 per gallon of gasoline at the pump.
IN HOUSTON, MCCAIN’S ENERGY PLAN GARNERS PRAISE
Houston Chronicle 6/18/08
The oil industry generally approved Tuesday as Republican presidential candidate John McCain charted his policies on energy with a speech in Houston that jabbed the Bush administration, Democratic foe Barack Obama, Wall Street and oil-rich foreign regimes.
EDMONDS RE-APPOINTED TO CHAIR PORT COMMISSION
Houston Chronicle 6/20/08
Businessman Jim Edmonds was re-appointed today as chairman of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority in a move made jointly by Harris County commissioners and the Houston City Council.
OFFICIALS URGE BAYTONIANS TO GIRD FOR GROWTH
Baytown Sun 6/17/08
There have been garage sale permits, a red light camera and talk of a bus running through Baytown. What is going on?
IT’S THE WAY YOU SAY IT: USING THE RIGHT WORDS CAN CUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS
Environmental News Network 6/18/08
Ecologists have developed a new “tool” that could in future help prevent costly and acrimonious environmental conflicts such as campaigns against culling problem populations of charismatic animals and arguments over genetically modified organisms.