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December 8, 2014

Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: December 9, 2014

Featured

  1. Academics aren’t enough – How can we teach character traits? (Zachary Hodges, Duncan Klussmann, Steve Rosencranz – Houston Chronicle, 12/1/2014)
    “Read Boles, the president of Southwest Shipyard, on the Houston ship channel, is challenged to find shipyard workers who can perform exacting barge repair tasks… he’s not seeing enough applicants he can count on to show up on time, to work well with others, to embrace new tasks, and want to get ahead through dogged determination and hard work… So how do we ensure that workers who have what it takes to make it– both the hard and soft skills — are available and ready to go?… Wilderness education is another solution. By taking students out of their home environment, we can create in them a sense of wonder, a desire to embrace new ideas and new situations, and the recognition that there is a far wider world than their home turf on which they can perform.”
    www.houstonchronicle.com
  2. Prairie landowners replant to make room for quail (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle, 12/1/2014)
    “… Across the state, rural landowners, a new generation of urban refugees, are removing acres of Bermuda grass and creating pioneer-era landscapes that require less water and chemicals and provide habitat for a variety of critters. The push is in response to the steady decline of the quail, an iconic Texas bird that uses the tall grasses for shelter and food. But the benefits of native grasslands go beyond one species…”
    www.houstonchronicle.com
  3. New Audubon Program to Honor Texas Women in Conservation (Audubon Texas, 12/3/2014)
    “Audubon’s Texas Women in Conservation Program will debut in 2015 to honor the role that women play in the conservation field in the Lone Star State. A key highlight of the new program is the Terry Hershey Award which recognizes outstanding women leaders. In addition to the award, the new program supports opportunities in Texas for girls and women to become more involved in conservation and environmental sciences and engages women on important issues related to conservation in Texas. The award is named for conservation icon Terry Hershey, who has devoted substantial passion, time, energy and resources to significant conservation projects in Houston, throughout Texas and nationally for more than 50 years.”
    www.texaswomeninconservation.org

EcoNotes

  • 7 December
    • Nature Discovery Center welcomes new executive director, Henry Owen (The Examiner)
      www.yourhoustonnews.com
    • Iraq ambassador reaches out to Houston energy (Jordan Blum – Houston Business Journal)
      www.bizjournals.com
    • The Woodlands continues to attract major energy players (Emily Wilkinson – Houston Business Journal)
      www.bizjournals.com
  • 6 December
    • National environmental groups want to join Denton fracking fight (Max B. Baker – Eagle Ford Texas)
      http://eaglefordtexas.com
  • 5 December
  • 4 December
    • Volunteers Needed for Bastrop State Park Reforestation Efforts (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
      http://tpwd.texas.gov
    • The Texas Big Six 2040 – Conversations About Our Future (Paige Powell – AirCurrent News)
      http://airalliancehouston.org
    • New Safety Proposals Aimed at Deadly Chemical Accidents (Dave Fehling – Houston Public Media)
      www.houstonpublicmedia.org
    • The Houston Suburb Where Diversity May Be Good For Business (Dave Fehling – Houston Public Media)
      www.houstonpublicmedia.org
    • Texas to Overhaul Its Grid-Balancing Services With Energy Storage (The Energy Collective)
      http://theenergycollective.com
    • Texas A&M Forest Service Employee Receives Award at Annual CLEAN GULF Conference (Jessica Jackson – Shelby County Today)
      www.shelbycountytoday.com
    • EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Permit for Guadalupe Power; Additions will bring over an estimated $125 million in capital investments and increased jobs (EPA News)
      http://yosemite.epa.gov
  • 3 December
    • Prairie landowners replant to make room for quail (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
      www.houstonchronicle.com
    • Restoration Effort Aims to Help Threatened Quail (Dave Fehling, Houston Public Media/StateImpact Texas – The Texas Tribune)
      www.texastribune.org
    • New Audubon Program to Honor Texas Women in Conservation (Audubon Texas)
      www.texaswomeninconservation.org
    • EPA’s Regional Haze Rules Could Bring Texas Closer To Air Quality Compliance (Laurie Johnson – Houston Public Media)
      www.houstonpublicmedia.org
    • Car sharing predicted to come to more households (Dug Begley – Houston Chronicle)
      http://blog.chron.com
    • Construction Begins on Massive Water Pipeline (WOAI News)
      www.woai.com
    • 3 Days in the Field: Mixing Oil and Water in Beaumont (Sheryl Smith-Rodgers – Texas Parks & Wildlife)
      http://tpwmagazine.com
    • Choose Your Own Adventure: State park ambassadors find unique ways to promote the outdoors. (Alayna Alvarez – Texas Parks & Wildlife)
      http://tpwmagazine.com
    • Partners purchase vast coastal property to preserve for public enjoyment. (Tom Harvey – Texas Parks & Wildlife)
      http://tpwmagazine.com
    • The Christmas spirit comes alive in Texas state parks. (Stephanie Salinas – Texas Parks & Wildlife)
      http://tpwmagazine.com
    • Start Out Your New Year with a Texas State Park Hike (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
      http://tpwd.texas.gov
    • New regulations reel in fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Letitia Stein – Planet Ark News)
      http://planetark.org
    • 2015 Fisheries Innovation Fund Request for Proposals (Saving Seafood)
      www.savingseafood.org
  • 2 December
  • 1 December
    • Academics aren’t enough – How can we teach character traits? (Zachary Hodges, Duncan Klussmann, Steve Rosencranz – Houston Chronicle)
      www.houstonchronicle.com
    • Woodlands homeowners asked to temporarily stop watering yards (Heather Alexander – Houston Chronicle)
      www.chron.com
    • Texas Power Grid Ready To Meet Peak Demands For Next Three Years (Laurie Johnson – Houston Public Media)
      www.houstonpublicmedia.org
    • Give the Gift of Texas this Holiday Season (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
      www.tpwf.org
    • Crystal IS executive on ‘game changing’ LED technology, TEDx (Chelsea Diana – Albany Business Review)
      www.bizjournals.com
    • EPA to hear common concerns from states on power plant emissions proposal (E&E Publishing)
      www.eenews.net
  • 27 November
  • 26 November
  • 25 November
    • Ship Channel Shows a State Vulnerable to Climate Effects (Neena Satija – Trib + Water)
      www.texastribune.org
    • Perry renews disaster proclamation (Christian McPhate – Denton RC)
      www.dentonrc.com
  • 24 November
    • Solar power charging ahead in America (Trevor Hughes – USA Today)
      www.usatoday.com
  • 20 November
    • Report: America could power itself 100 times over with solar energy (Chris Mooney – The Washington Post)
      www.washingtonpost.com
    • Solar Power: No Pipeline Required (Margie Alt – Huffington Post)
      www.huffingtonpost.com

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