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…
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…
Title: Houston Urban Gardeners MeetingLocation: Hermann Park Golf Club House, 2155 N. Macgregor Way in Hermann ParkLink out: Click hereDescription: The meeting is FREE and inclusive–everyone is invited. You don’t have to be a member. Carol Brouwer, Ph.D., with AgriLife, will speak about What to Plant and Do Now in your home vegetable garden.Start Time: 18:30Date: 2011-01-10