ECONOTES 2010-06-27: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region
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- Judge blocks White House ban on drilling (Jennifer A. Dlouhy – Houston Chronicle)
The ban on deepwater drilling was struck down by a judge who reasoned that it would cause “irreparable harm to businesses.” If the ban were to stand, thousands of jobs along the Gulf Coast would be lost. There are new safety requirements for deep and shallow water drilling which must be met before any drilling can continue.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7074803.html - Houston Residents Share Concerns about Tar Sands Pipeline, Refineries at Public Hearing (Guidry News)
Some Houston residents have expressed their concern and disapproval of a  possible pipeline that would bring up to 700,000 barrels of heavy tar sands crude to the area. It could cause many damaging health effects for citizens and seems to be a step in the wrong direction as the nation tries to pursue clean energy.
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000027442 - Young turtles swarm around oil spill (Harvey Rice – Houston Chronicle)
Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are greatly affected by the oil spill. The oil is covering their nesting area and killing many. Young turtles like to head toward clusters of seaweed. Unfortunately, the oil is also drawn to the clusters of seaweed, which means a generation of hatchlings may soon be headed into the oil.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/deepwaterhorizon/7059426.html
EcoNotes
- 17 June
- Young turtles swarm around oil spill (Harvey Rice – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/deepwaterhorizon/7059426.html - The BP spill reminds us safety is paramount, and puts the focus on a proposed pipeline. (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/7059462.html
- Young turtles swarm around oil spill (Harvey Rice – Houston Chronicle)
- 18 June
- Hutchison and LeMieux Introduce Legislation to Provide Assistance
to Oil Spill Clean Up Effort (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000027435 - DOE Announces Nearly $750,000 for Advanced Energy-Efficient Building Technologies and Training Programs in Texas (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000027421 - Texas scientist takes a step toward ultra-high efficiency solar cells (Houston Chronicle – Eric Berger)
http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archives/2010/06/texas_scientist_takes_a_step_toward_ultrahigh_effi.html
- Hutchison and LeMieux Introduce Legislation to Provide Assistance
- 19 June
- Fears over deep-water ban spread (Brett Clanton – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7062498.html - Houston Residents Share Concerns about Tar Sands Pipeline, Refineries at Public Hearing (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000027442
- Fears over deep-water ban spread (Brett Clanton – Houston Chronicle)
- 20 June
- Oceanography Professor John Kessler Conducts Research on Oil Spill (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000027471 - Exxon Mobil touting its safety program after BP spill (Elizabeth Souder – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/deepwaterhorizon/7062695.html - Coast Guard seizes shrimp from vessel found in closed fishing area (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000027458 - Houston’s Helix wants to lead effort to form response organization (Monica Hatcher – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/deepwaterhorizon/7063412.html
- Oceanography Professor John Kessler Conducts Research on Oil Spill (Guidry News)
- 22 June
- Oil and water: Spills and the shoreline (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000027505 - No Stranger To BP (Pat Hernandez – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1277243281
- Oil and water: Spills and the shoreline (Guidry News)
- 23 June
- Plan to ban offshore drilling struck down (Mark Fleming and AP and staff – The Baytown Sun)
http://baytownsun.com/story/51656 - Analysts doubt offshore drilling will resume in near future (Ford Gunter – Houston Business Journal)
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/06/21/daily15.html?surround=lfn - Fair to Feature Art, Food, Fishing and Fun at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000027552 - Judge blocks White House ban on drilling (Jennifer A. Dlouhy – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7074803.html - ‘Onshore liquids-rich opportunity’ lures Gulf oil players into South Texas (Greg Harman – San Antonio Current)
http://sacurrent.com/news/story.asp?id=71285 - Deep-water drilling program may shift from hunting for hot spots to safety (Dave Michaels – Dallas News)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-deepwater_23bus.ART0.State.Edition1.1aa98d0.html
- Plan to ban offshore drilling struck down (Mark Fleming and AP and staff – The Baytown Sun)
- 24 June
- Oil spills, and the economics and environmental impact of resource depletion (Richard Heinberg – ABC13 News)
http://www.greenrightnow.com/ktrk/2010/06/24/oil-spills-and-the-economics-and-environmental-impact-of-resource-depletion/ - The Future of Galveston (Bill Stamps – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1277417251
- Oil spills, and the economics and environmental impact of resource depletion (Richard Heinberg – ABC13 News)
- 25 June
- Houston now has more electric car charging stations (Houston Business Journal)
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/06/21/daily33.html?surround=lfn
- Houston now has more electric car charging stations (Houston Business Journal)
- 27 June
- Radio operators ready if hurricane does strike (Mark Fleming – The Baytown Sun)
http://baytownsun.com/story/51709 - Ornithologists have eyes on pelicans (Jane Howard Lee – The Baytown Sun)
http://baytownsun.com/story/51710
- Radio operators ready if hurricane does strike (Mark Fleming – The Baytown Sun)