January 2009 – Page 3 – Citizens' Environmental Coalition

January 20, 2009

ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, JANUARY 10 – 20

REPORT: IKE DAMAGED HALF THE HOMES IN HARRIS COUNTY Houston Chronicle 1/15/09 Hurricane Ike damaged almost half the homes in Harris County and left more than 18,000 dwellings uninhabitable, according to a detailed assessment by the Harris County Housing Authority. FEMA RELEASES IKE DAMAGE REPORT OFFICIALS: DIKES, FLOOD GATES COULD PROTECT AREA Galveston County Daily News 1/14/09 A multibillion dollar…

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January 9, 2009

TIME TO PLANT FRUIT TREES

By Ella Tyler My Roddy cousins lived in Menlo Park, California. My uncle Jim had an orange tree that he raised from a seed and was very proud of, but it produced very sour fruit.

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January 9, 2009

READY FOR THE NEW YEAR

We are pleased to announce that hard copies of our 2008/09 Resource Guide are now available. Call the office at (713) 534-4232. We have many new member groups, updated information about elected officials and a greatly improved index.

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