ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, FEBRUARY 10 – 16
- 10 February
- BP CEO: World must tackle energy crisis (Houston Business Journal) http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/02/09/daily24.html?ana=e_du_pub
- 11 February
- Key Democrat says offshore drilling ban may not return (Houston Chronicle) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6259493.html
- Oil Industry Ready to Work on Global Warming (New York Times) http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/science/earth/12oil.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
- Water district sets funds for public relations effort (Houston Chronicle) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/conroe/news/6256505.html
- Harris County approves electronics and computer “take back” recycling programs (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000015426 - Filled with Trash Instead of Paper, Recycling Bins Removed from GISD Campuses (Guidry News) http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000015427
- The MIT Sustainability Interview: Hundreds of Gallons of Water in Every Shirt http://sloanreview.mit.edu/beyond-green/hundreds-of-gallons-of-water-in-every-shirt/
- 12 February
- CERA Week: Coal has staying power (Houston Chronicle) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6261474.html
- Mayor White Announces a Project That Will Reduce Energy and Save Money (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston) http://www.greenhoustontx.gov
- 13 February
- Angleton OKs trash rate hike (Brazoria County Facts)
http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=7f9dfdf1342d9adf - Tree sale set for Saturday (Huntsville Item)
http://www.itemonline.com/local/local_story_043204306.html - Cycling Notebook: Access for riders still needs some work (Houston Chronicle) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6259352.html
- 16 February
- Extremely critical wildfire danger alert for much of Texas (Guidry News) http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000015536
- Metro teams up with google transit (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000015514