Awareness of the Effects of the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. Tom Weis and Ron Seifert are riding their rocket bikes all the way down from the Canadian border to Port Arthur and Houston to raise awareness of the folly of Transcanada’s proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. They are in East Texas now, riding the route of the pipeline. The pipeline is…
Featured Tiny Algae Could Be a Big Source of Power (Mose Buchele – StateImpact News, 12/09/2011) Dr. Robert Hebner, director of the UT’s Center for Electromechanics and at the forefront of algae research, does not see algae as pond scum but as “fuel, cures for cancer nutricuticals, sources of chemicals that are greener than we’ve ever had before.” Last summer,…
Title: Emile Street Community Farm Auqaponics and Patio Cafe WorkdayLocation: Emile Street Community Farm, 711 N. Emile, Houston 77020Link out: Click hereDescription: Work on growbeds for the aquaponics demonstation area this weekend and will be starting on the solar panel installation to be used to power the pumps. We will also be cleaning up and working on the patio cafe…