Environmental Headlines
- 16 April
- Kingwood Tech store hosts “Project Green Earth†electronics recycling day (Kingwood Observer)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/17/kingwood_observer/news/17recycle.txt - 17 April
- Eleven New Paddling Trails Slated for Texas Waters in 2009 (TPWD News: Water)
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/?req=20090417a - 18 April
- E-waste programs helping stop pollutants (The Facts of Brazoria County)
http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=277fe788911b1a69 - 19 April
- Element guests lap up some luxury (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6377587.html - Houston Area Survey: economy is what’s on our minds (West University Examiner)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/20/west_university_examiner/news/wu_houstonsurvey.txt - 20 April
- Houstonians say there’s no place like home, survey finds (Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/04/20/daily4.html - Coordinator [at Lonestar College] has ‘green’ initiative (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/humble/news/6382762.html - EPA agrees with Mayor White on improving methods for measuring air pollution (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/6383327.html - Burkeen congratulates Beautification Committee on cleanup success (Humble Tribune)
http://www.ourtribune.com/article.php?id=7221 - Recommended Company wants to turn Houston’s garbage into electricity (KHOU)
http://www.khou.com/news/local/houstonmetro/stories/khou090420_mp_turning-garbarge-into-power.f57383bf.html - 21 April
- Churches seek ways to be better stewards of Earth (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/6385263.html - Enact energy laws to clear air, create jobs Commentary by Ken Kramer, Jim Marston, and Tom “Smitty Smith (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6385206.html - Texas A&M University to host “Climate, Statistics and Satellites” on June 8-10 (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017097 - Texas Senate passes $500 million solar energy bill (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6385136.html - No glow yet from going green (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/steffy/6385345.html - 22 April
- TxDOT Earns State’s Highest Environmental Award (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017115 - Vice President Biden Announces $300 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Clean Cities Program (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017119 - Moody Gardens Celebrates Reopening of Rainforest Pyramid (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017106 - Galveston Bay Foundation hosts March Mania April 25, May 30 (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017116 - Bay City ISD receives Clean School Bus Grant (Bay City Tribune)
http://baycitytribune.com/story.lasso?ewcd=f72b72d8bd4b32cb - Kingwood Tech store hosts electronics recycling day (East Montgomery County Observer)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/22/east_montgomery/news/17emcrecycle.txt - Clean energy measure heats up Capitol Hill (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6387609.html - Huntsville Earth Day (The Huntsville Item)
http://www.itemonline.com/homepage/local_story_113000047.html - Earth Day event highlights environmental education (The Pasadena Citizen)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/22/pasadena_citizen/news/042309_earth_day_event.txt - Solutions sought for excessive bacteria levels in area bayous (River Oaks Examiner)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/22/river_oaks_examiner/news/ro_bayoutoxins.txt - 23 April
- Artist Boat receives grants (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017139 - Hutchison Announces $7 Million for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017137 - Environmental groups and Shell Oil propose settlement of Clean Air Act Lawsuit (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017153 - Texas Forest Expo 2009 helps meet the evolving needs of new landowners (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017151 - Grand Prairie to host the 2009 statewide Arbor Day celebration (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017150 - Bay Area Dog Park (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017130 - Experts take stock of isle tree damage (Galveston County Daily News)
http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=8e20879490c410b7 - U.S. stimulus revives bullet train plans (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6389604.html - Lights Out Houston set for April 24 (Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/04/20/daily39.html?ana=from_rss - Shenandoah designated as ‘Tree City’ (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/woodlands/news/6388891.html - New filters would help at Trinity River plant (The Huntsville Item)
http://www.itemonline.com/opinion/local_story_113094626.html - The power of glass and energy codes (The Katy Sun)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/24/katy_sun/opinion/sws-guest_columnka.txt - Solutions sought for high bacteria levels in area bayous (Memorial Examiner)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/24/memorial_examiner/news/me_bayoutoxins.txt - 24 April
- League City public meeting on trails to be held on May 12 (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017188 - Moody Gardens set to reopen Rainforest Pyramid (Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/04/20/daily52.html?ana=from_rss - U.S. Green Building Council develops new energy-efficient standards (Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/04/20/daily49.html?ana=from_rss - Metro set to add four rail lines (Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/04/20/daily47.html?ana=from_rss - 25 April
- Thousands turn out for Adopt-a-Beach program (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017202 - Houston Goes Dark In ‘Lights Out’ (KPRC Channel 2)
http://www.click2houston.com/news/19287370/detail.html - 27 April
- Bastrop Bayou water quality hearings set (The Facts of Brazoria County)
http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=010cc55fe4f5f14a - City permits going green in rice warehouse (Houston Business Journal)
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/04/27/story3.html?surround=etf - National Wildlife Federation announces Eco-School Program
http://www.nwf.org/ecoschools/ - 28 April
- Alvin trail extension worries neighbors (The Facts of Brazoria County)
http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=123da5ebcff64ab6 - USACE Galveston District announces Recovery Act-funded projects (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017270 - Federal agency pulls the plug on coastal protection funding (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017249 - Pennies for Playgrounds Donation (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017275 - 29 April
- Texas maintains strong lead in wind energy (Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/04/27/daily27.html?ana=from_rss - NOAA Announces Emergency Rule to Protect Threatened Sea Turtles (NOAA)
http://www.noaa.gov - Harris County, Houston get ‘F’ on air quality, survey says (Houston Business Journal)
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/04/27/daily35.html?surround=etf