January 2011 – Page 52 – Citizens' Environmental Coalition

January 5, 2011

Coalition Notes 01-05-2011

New Member – Houston History Archives. CEC Houston would like to welcome Houston History Archives as a new member. Houston History Archives, part of the Houston History Project, collects materials related to Houstonâ€™s growth and development, with particular interest in environmental, energy, and ethnic history. For more information on the organization, visit http://vi.uh.edu/public_history/houston_history_project/archives/index.html. New Member – Great Plains Restoration Council….

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January 5, 2011

Community Notes 01-05-2011

Earth Island Institute’s Brower Youth Awards. Six environmental activists between the ages of 13 and 22 will receive a $3,000 cash prize and an all-expense paid trip to the Bay Area for the activity-rich awards ceremony on October 19, 2011. The deadline for applications is May 15, 2011. For more information, visit http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=319300020. Christmas Tree Recycling. This is Houston’s 20th…

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January 5, 2011

ECONOTES 2011-01-05: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured Commission Lets 36 States Dump Nuclear Waste In Texas (Ramit Plushnick-Masti – The Huffington Post, 01/04/2011) The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Commission approved rules that allow 36 states to export their low-level radioactive wast to a landfill along the Texas-New Mexico border. Environmentalists warned that the dump would pollute groundwater, but the United States has been in need of a…

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