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August 10, 2011

ECONOTES 2011-08-10: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

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  1. Solar Panel Keeps Man’s Electricity Bill Cool (Damali Keith – My Fox Houston, 08/03/2011)
    The summer heat usually spikes residents’ electricity bill. One man found a way to reduce what he pays. By using solar energy in his home, Abdimalik Abu has been able to run his air conditioning as cool as he wants, and his electricity bill is always about $150 a month lower than his friends. Homes being built in Northeast Houston, in the Milby Park Sub-Division, are being completed with solar power and solar water heating, which will be beneficial to its residents and the community.
    http://www.myfoxhouston.com/
  2. Drought damages Texas infrastructure (Ari Auber – The Texas Tribune, 08/05/2011)
    The drought is causing more damage than just lowering water supplies. Many water mains are breaking and foundations are buckling due to shifting soil. The streets are cracking, especially near trees that are sucking the moisture from the ground. The drought is also causing the entire state to worry about power failures.
    http://www.themonitor.com/
  3. Falling lake levels raise concern (Cindy Horswell – Houston Chronicle, 08/04/2011)
    Both Lake Houston and Lake Conroe were built on the San Jacinto River as a source of drinking water for Houston. The current drought has depleted the reserviors’ water supplies. The City of Houston is considering taking an emergency step that has not been done for two decades – order Lake Conroe to release up to 150 million gallons of water a day from its dam to flow downstream to Lake Houston. However, Lake Conroe’s water level would plummet to a new all-time record low if this step lasts for two months.
    http://www.chron.com/disp/

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