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October 8, 2012

ECONOTES 2012-10-08: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

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  1. NRG makes a breathtakingly bad proposal – Opinion (Houston Chronicle, 10/3/2012)
    NRG Energy is proposing a new cap-and-trade deal for pollution credits. NRG would like to build a power plant that would release 53 tons of volatile organic compounds into Houston-area air, but they cannot afford the credits for these emissions. Now the they have asked the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for permission to buy the credits it needs from the Dallas area, which has credits and clean air to spare.
    http://www.chron.com/
  2. Buffalo Bayou – One of 10 Great Public Spaces for 2012 (Guidry News, 10/03/2012)
    The American Planning Association (APA) designated Buffalo Bayou as one of 10 Great Public Spaces for 2012 under the organization’s Great Places in America program. APA singled out a nine-mile stretch of Buffalo Bayou, between Shepherd Drive and Turning Basin Overlook Park, for its distinctive design, amenities, and public art; high level of public and private support; and ecological restoration and protection efforts.
    http://www.guidrynews.com/
  3. Looking to lose hazardous junk? (Julie Masters – The Daily News, 10/01/2012)
    Even though it is unlawful to include toxic chemicals in your regular household garbage, paint, pesticides, herbicides, oil, automotive fluids, and other chemicals are hidden in garbage cans of residential trash or poured down storm drains every day. Toxins emitting from these products seep into drinking water and into bayous and bays, tragically impacting the quality of our water, which ultimately affects our health and the health of fish and wildlife.
    http://galvestondailynews.com/

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