ECONOTES 2010-10-12: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region
Featured
- Houston may again hit federal clean air mark, but not for long (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle, 10/10/2010)
Houston has made gains in cleaning up its polluted air, although the pollution level is still not great. Later this month, the EPA will set stricter limits on the smog standard. Houston has been improving, but will encounter more challenges in the near future.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7239945.html - 10-10-10 Work Party shows that thousands worldwide want climate action (Barbara Kessler – ABC13 News, 10/11/2010)
Citizens around the world showed their concern for the planet. slowing global warming, deforestation, and the loss of wildlife are a few of the issues that were touched upon during 10-10-10 events. Pictures from 10-10-10 show some of the actions people are taking all around the world.
http://www.greenrightnow.com/ktrk/2010/10/11/10-10-10-work-party-shows-that-thousands-worldwide-want-climate-action/ - A flush of excitement greets composting toilets (Barbara Kessler – ABC13 News, 10/08/2010)
Green activist, Ed Begley, is endorsing composting toilets. Composting toilets save water and reduce chemical pollution compared to conventional toilets. The toilets use forced air, heat and microbes, or a small amount of water to breakdown the waste.
http://www.greenrightnow.com/ktrk/2010/10/08/a-flush-of-excitment-greets-composting-toilets/
EcoNotes
- 13 October
- Why buying organic matters (ABC13 News)
http://www.greenrightnow.com/ktrk/2010/10/13/why-buying-organic-matters/ - EPA Approves 15 Percent Ethanol For Gasoline (Mary Clare Jalonick)
http://www.click2houston.com/green-pages/25373029/detail.html
- Why buying organic matters (ABC13 News)
- 12 October
- Population Growth Demographics Spur Climate Change (Deborah Zabarenko – Planet Ark News)
http://planetark.org/wen/59826 - Obama lifts deep-water drilling ban (Jennifer A. Dlouhy – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/energy/7244220.html - Deepwater Drilling May Resume for Operators Who Clear Higher Bar for Safety, Environmental Protection (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000030073
- Population Growth Demographics Spur Climate Change (Deborah Zabarenko – Planet Ark News)
- 11 October
- Sugar Land Looks at Becoming Less Car-Centric (Wendy Siegle – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1286575225 - 10-10-10 Work Party shows that thousands worldwide want climate action (Barbara Kessler – ABC13 News)
http://www.greenrightnow.com/ktrk/2010/10/11/10-10-10-work-party-shows-that-thousands-worldwide-want-climate-action/
- Sugar Land Looks at Becoming Less Car-Centric (Wendy Siegle – KUHF News)
- 10 October
- Houston may again hit federal clean air mark, but not for long (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7239945.html - New development planned near Woodlands (Jon Boyd – Houston Tomorrow)
http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/new-development-planned-near-grand-parkway-f2/?utm_source=Houston+Tomorrow+Growth+News&utm_campaign=2a96998474-Houston_Tomorrow_Livability_News_101110&utm_medium=email - Conroe residents to weigh in on water programs (Howard Roden – The Courier of Montgomery County)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2010/10/10/conroe_courier/news/water101010.txt
- Houston may again hit federal clean air mark, but not for long (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
- 8 October
- A flush of excitement greets composting toilets (Barbara Kessler – ABC13 News)
http://www.greenrightnow.com/ktrk/2010/10/08/a-flush-of-excitment-greets-composting-toilets/ - The Texas coast is rich in birdlife (Gary Clark – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7238623.html - U.S. investment in cleaner fuels technology beginning to pay off (ABC13 News)
http://www.greenrightnow.com/ktrk/2010/10/08/u-s-investment-in-cleaner-fuels-technology-beginning-to-pay-off/ - Price tag for drilling rules put at $183 million a year (Jennifer A. Dlouhy – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7239139.html
- A flush of excitement greets composting toilets (Barbara Kessler – ABC13 News)
- 6 October
- Giant flood map on display at UH (Jon Boyd – Houston Tomorrow)
http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/giant-flood-map-on-display-at-uh/?utm_source=Houston+Tomorrow+Growth+News&utm_campaign=2a96998474-Houston_Tomorrow_Livability_News_101110&utm_medium=email - Tips to Green Your Halloween (Environmental Working Group Information)
http://www.ewg.org/healthyhometips/halloweentips?utm_source=halloweenfull&utm_medium=email&utm_content=first-link&utm_campaign=hht
- Giant flood map on display at UH (Jon Boyd – Houston Tomorrow)
- 5 October
- Gov. Perry Speaks at Clean Carbon Policy Summit (Office of the Governor News)
http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/15240/
- Gov. Perry Speaks at Clean Carbon Policy Summit (Office of the Governor News)