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ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, MARCH 9 – 12

9 March Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Council votes to continue Texas Shrimp closure http://www.gulfcouncil.org/Beta/GMFMCWeb/newslet/NEWSLTR01-2009.pdf 10 March City hopes more will recycle with streamlined plan (Houston Chronicle) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6304105.html Free Shred Day to safely recycle personal documents (Woodlands Villager) http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/03/09/woodlands_villager/lifestyles/wv-n_earth_shred_day_pr.txt Missouri City to host “Spring Clean and Green” event (Fort Bend Sun) http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/03/09/fort_bend_sun/news/sws_-_mc_spring_clean_39.txt 11 March Court order threatens Galveston development http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6306399.html Galveston…

Mercer Arboretum’s March Mart

Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens celebrates the arrival of spring with its annual March Mart Plant sale. Brought to you by the supporting non-profit the Mercer Society this year the sale is on Friday March 27 and Saturday March 28 from 8am-4pm. It also heralds the 35th anniversary of Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens as a Harris County Pct 4…

Starve a terrorist… Drive an Electric Car!

(No gas, no oil, no noise, no emissions… NO KIDDING!) Submitted by Dale Brooks, President, Houston Electric Auto Association With a conversion kit installed into his Toyota Prius, Jerry Asher reasoned that folks should see and believe in Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) as a solution to our Nation’s Energy Crisis.