ECONOTES 2012-06-25: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured

1. End drain on Metro money and improve lifestyles (Opinion – Houston Chronicle, 6/24/2012) Submitters include representatives of the following CEC member groups: Texas Coastal Watershed Program, Houston Tomorrow, Texas Campaign for the Environment, Houston Sierra Club, Bayou Preservation Association, Air Alliance Houston, Bayou Preservation Association, Bike Houston, AIA Houston, Coastal Prairie Partnership, USGBC Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Emerging Professionals, Citizens’ Transportation Coalition, and Environmental Educators Exchange. www.chron.com
2. Houston Opposes Road Project Which Would Take Hermann Park Land (Ben Ballanfant – Village News, June 19, 2012) http://www.village-southwest-news.com/
3. Bike paths get big boost (Chris Moran – Houston Chronicle, 6/22/2012) www.chron.com

EcoNotes

• June TPW Magazine www.tpwmagazine.com Articles of Local Interest
  • Saving Sea Turtles (Rusty Middleton – Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine)
  • Rebounding Flounder
  • CCC Legacy at Huntsville State Park
• 25 June
  • Texas lags in solar – can San Antonio’s commitment brighten the picture? (Bill Dawson – Texas Climate News)
    http://texasclimatenews.org/wp/?p=5213
• 24 June
  • Rare, tiny fish receive big help in survival (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
    www.chron.com
  • End drain on Metro money and improve lifestyles (Opinion – Houston Chronicle)
    Submitters include representatives of the following CEC member groups: Texas Coastal Watershed Program, Houston Tomorrow, Texas Campaign for the Environment, Houston Sierra Club, Bayou Preservation Association, Air Alliance Houston, Bayou Preservation Association, Bike Houston, AIA Houston, Coastal Prairie Partnership, USGBC Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Emerging Professionals, Citizens’ Transportation Coalition, and Environmental Educators Exchange.
    www.chron.com
• 22 June
  • Bike paths get big boost (Chris Moran – Houston Chronicle)
    www.chron.com
• 21 June
  • In Drought, Texas is No Longer Exceptional (Daniel Ramirez – State Impact Texas)
    http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/
• 19 June
  • Open beaches an issue in Texas Supreme Court race (Harvey Rice – Houston Chronicle)
    www.chron.com 
  • Houston developers vow to fight cap on mobility payments (Renee C. Lee – Houston Chronicle)
    www.chron.com
  • The Birds & the Bees at Brays Bayou Pocket Prairie (Ben Ballanfant - Village News)
    http://www.village-southwest-news.com/
  • Houston Opposes Road Project Which Would Take Hermann Park Land (Ben Ballanfant – Village News)
    http://www.village-southwest-news.com/
• 17 June
  • Record 200th Kemp’s ridley turtle nest found on Texas coast (Bethany Peterson – Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
    www.caller.com