ECONOTES 2013-01-14: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region
Featured
- Making Houston more bike-friendly: B-cycle gets big-money sponsor, plans big expansion (Whitney Radley – culturemap Houston, 1/9/13)
Phase II of Houston’s bike share program is set to start in March of this year. This phase will further expand the program within downtown Houston and introduce its membership-driven bike share system to other neighborhoods. The number of bikes will increase from 18 to 200; the number of stations from 3 to 24. This program is designed to help Houston children and families, not only find more convenient transportation, but get healthy and stay healthy through increased, fun physical activity
http://houston.culturemap.com/ - Gulf swallowing Galveston faster than thought (Harvey Rice – Houston Chronicle, 1/6/13)
Rising sea levels are likely to cover the coastal highway on the unprotected west end of Galveston sooner than previously predicted. The $50,000 geological hazard report was prepared for the city by geologists from the University of Texas, Rice University and Texas A&M University but then shelved. The report based its calculation on historic sea level rise and failed to include climate change. Sea levels are rising much faster than previous estimates that accounted for climate change, according to reports released in December by U.S. government scientists and in November by the World Bank.
http://www.chron.com/ - Houston activist chosen for EPA post (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle, 1/11/13)
Matthew Tejada, who has led Air Alliance Houston for five years, will start as director of the Office of Environmental Justice in Washington, D.C., in March. Tejada, 33, is moving to the agency after helping organize low-income and minority communities in Houston and across Texas to address concerns over air pollution. Tejada also helped launch a website that allows Houstonians to see smog levels at specific locations in real time. He also worked to reduce the amount of tiny particles in the air around the Port of Houston.
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EcoNotes
- 14 January
- Exporting LNG Raises Fears and Hopes on the Texas Coast (Dave Fehling – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Transportation Officials Look at Improved Ways to Haul Freight (Gail Delaughter – KUHF News)
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- Exporting LNG Raises Fears and Hopes on the Texas Coast (Dave Fehling – StateImpact)
- 11 January
- Houston activist chosen for EPA post (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - 5 Things You Might Not Know About the State Water Plan (David Barer – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Traditional Instrument Makers Struggle Under Federal Endangered Wood Rules (Mose Buchele – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Halliburton, Apache develop natural gas as fuel for hydraulic fracturing (Deon Daugherty – Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/ - Realtors, retailers support Texas water bills (Jan Buchholz – Austin Business Journal)
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- Houston activist chosen for EPA post (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
- 10 January
- $2 billion proposed to ensure water supply (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - A Study Looks at Personality Factors That Influence Driving Behavior, and Houstonians Embrace Bike Sharing (Gail Delaughter – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/ - Houston’s horrible commute is recognized: Ranked second worst, only behind notorious Atlanta (Whitney Radley – culturemap Houston)
http://houston.culturemap.com/ - Global contest seeks energy-efficient computer monitors (Ayesha Rascoe – Planet Ark News)
http://planetark.org/ - In Brownwood, Unique Wastewater Plant Still Not a Done Deal (David Barer – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Lawmaker Moves Forward to Start Funding Water Plan (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Record Hot Year Could Just Be the Middle of a Record Drought (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Statement of Ken Kramer, Water Resources Chair, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, on the Filing of HB 4 & HB 11 Water Bills by Rep. Ritter (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/ - ERCOT transmission studies identify upcoming transmission projects and potential long-term needs (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/ - New nanotech fiber: Robust handling, shocking performance (Guidry News)
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- $2 billion proposed to ensure water supply (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
- 9 January
- Houston’s Bike Share Program Takes A $750,000 Ride (Laurie Johnson – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/ - Making Houston more bike-friendly: B-cycle gets big-money sponsor, plans big expansion (Whitney Radley – culturemap Houston)
http://houston.culturemap.com/ - Comment sought on plan to spare smog fines (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - Public Meeting Set for Armand Bayou I-Plan (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/ - NOAA says Galveston is Storm Ready (The Police News)
http://thepolicenews.net/ - Texas A&M Forest Service employees honored during annual AgriLife conference (Guidry News)
https://www.guidrynews.com/ - Will Exporting Natural Gas Raise U.S. Prices? New Report Says Not Really (Dave Fehling – StateImpact)
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- Houston’s Bike Share Program Takes A $750,000 Ride (Laurie Johnson – KUHF News)
- 8 January
- Survey: Houstonians want land conservation & balanced transportation (Houston Tomorrow)
http://www.houstontomorrow.org/ - Rice farmers unlikely to get water for second year (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - 2012 was record-warm year in contiguous US, Texas, many Texas cities (Texas Climate News)
http://texasclimatenews.org/ - Barges, bacteria topics at meeting (Mark Fleming – The Baytown Sun)
http://baytownsun.com/ - LCRA Approves Plan That Will Likely Cut Off Rice Farmers This Year (Terrence Henry and David Barer – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Why This Week’s Rains Won’t Bust The Drought (David Barer – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - How Climate Change Will Impact Texas (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - As Oil and Gas Surge, a Town on the Texas Coast Hopes for Transformation (Dave Fehling – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - The TCEQ temporarily eases restrictions on Brazos during higher streamflow conditions (TCEQ News)
http://www.tceq.texas.gov/ - A photographer’s view of Texas under the stars (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
http://www.tpwmagazine.com/ - Six ways to instill the love of the wild in a child (Russell A. Graves – Texas Parks & Wildlife)
http://www.tpwmagazine.com/ - Transform your private fishing hole into angling heaven by avoiding these common pitfalls (Craig Bonds – Texas Parks & Wildlife)
http://www.tpwmagazine.com/ - A Kemp’s ridley turtle returns home after an unexpected detour to Europe (Louie Bond – Texas Parks & Wildlife)
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- Survey: Houstonians want land conservation & balanced transportation (Houston Tomorrow)
- 7 January
- Public Meeting rescheduled on Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan (Your Fort Bend News)
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/ - More Than 100 Protesters Take Over TransCanada’s Keystone XL Offices in Houston (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/ - The Year in Texas Weather: Warm, Not Enough Rain, and Filled With Disaster (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
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- Public Meeting rescheduled on Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan (Your Fort Bend News)
- 6 January
- Gulf swallowing Galveston faster than thought (Harvey Rice – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - City drainage fees could fund storm repairs (Tori Brock – The Huntsville Item)
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- Gulf swallowing Galveston faster than thought (Harvey Rice – Houston Chronicle)
- 5 January
- Recycling begins for Angier, Boettcher, Elks Drive and Lake Road (The Huntsville Item)
http://itemonline.com/ - Montgomery officials to review Catahoula well progress (Brad Meyer – The Courier of Montgomery County)
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/
- Recycling begins for Angier, Boettcher, Elks Drive and Lake Road (The Huntsville Item)
- 4 January
- Latest Drought Outlook: Dry Spell Could Continue in Texas (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
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- Latest Drought Outlook: Dry Spell Could Continue in Texas (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
- 2 January
- Altivia Chemical looks to enter energy wastewater business (Molly Ryan – Houston BizBlog)
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- Altivia Chemical looks to enter energy wastewater business (Molly Ryan – Houston BizBlog)