ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, NOVEMBER 11 – 17
PEAK-OIL DEBATE CRACKLES ANEW
Houston Chronicle 11/15/06
The world’s oil resources won’t last forever, but production should increase for at least another quarter-century thanks to technology and unconventional sources that “peak oil” theorists often discount, analysts with Cambridge Energy Research Associates said Tuesday.
STATE PASSES NEW WATER SUPPLY PLAN
Houston Chronicle 11/15/06
AUSTIN – The Texas Water Development Board approved a new long-range water plan Tuesday, calling for a mix of conservation, underground production, and 14 new reservoirs to help generate nearly 3 trillion gallons a year of new supply by 2060.
FISHERMEN NOT BITING AT NEW RULES
Galveston County Daily News 11/16/06
GALVESTON – Most fishermen spoke out against proposed regulations further limiting red snapper catches.
HOUSTON PRESERVATIONISTS DECRY CONDO LOOPHOLE
Houston Chronicle 11/10/06
After years of disappointments, Houston preservationists were elated four years ago when the City Council adopted laws that gave homeowners new tools to preserve the character of their neighborhoods.
DEMAND GROWS FOR DOWNTOWN HOUSTON HOUSING
HOUSTON ARTISTS SCATTERING FROM TRADITIONAL SPACES
PROGRESS ON GRAND PARKWAY MOVING SLOWLY
Brazosport Facts 11/12/06
ALVIN – Work on the segment of a highway around the Houston metropolitan area known as the Grand Parkway has slowed to a crawl.
STUDY FINDS PUBLIC TRANSIT NEEDED HERE
Brazosport Facts 11/15/06
LAKE JACKSON – There is a need for public transportation in southern Brazoria County, according to a study conducted by A&R Consulting.
EROSION WORRIES ENGULF SURFSIDE BEACH
Brazosport Facts 11/1//06
The row of Beach Drive houses standing closest to the shoreline aren’t the first line of houses that have faced danger.
FORESTRY OFFICIALS TO OUTLINE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF RITA IN BEAUMONT THIS WEEK
Beaumont Enterprise 11/12/2006
Recovery is under way from the bruising swipe Hurricane Rita took at the East Texas timber industry in September 2005, but a new danger now lurks for the region’s residents – an elevated risk of wildfires, Texas Forest Service officials say.
WALLACE DISCUSSES SUGAR LAND’S SUCCESS
Fort Bend County Herald and Texas Coaster 11/14/06
Sugar Land’s long string of successes, which includes being recently named a top three city in the US by Fortune Magazine, stem from a history of city-wide planning, said Sugar Land Mayor David Wallace on Monday.
BATTLE LINES DRAWN IN MUD
The Galveston County Daily News 11/16/06
GALVESTON – As a 1996 deal to hold off annexation expires, the city has set its sights on Pirates Beach and Cove.
ADOPT-A-WATERWAY
Pasadena News Citizen 11/15/06
The City of Pasadena, working closely with Volunteer Pasadena, is beginning a new program that they hope will serve as a catalyst for the forward momentum needed to change the image of the city as a whole. Beginning soon, groups and organizations throughout the city will be able to adopt one of the many waterways throughout Pasadena.
ENVIRONMENTALISTS SEE BOON IN US CONGRESS POWER SHIFT
Reuters 11/13/06
WASHINGTON – US environmentalists see a bonanza for green issues like sustainable energy and the push to mitigate global warming coming with the shift in Congress toward eco-friendly Democrats.
DEMOCRATS TO BUSH: GREENHOUSE GAS LIMITS NEEDED
US SEN REID TO PUSH FOR MORE GEOTHERMAL POWER
AFTER VOTE, PUBLIC DEMANDS CHANGE OF SCENERY
New York Times 11/13/06
BETHESDA, Md – Election Day has come and gone, and now comes the true test for candidates: how well they clean up after themselves. . . Campaign signs are legal along roadways in many parts of the country, but after the election, they become “trash on a stick,” said Rick Hurt, a member of the 1960 Area Community Alliance, a neighborhood improvement group in Houston.
MAN DISCUSSES DILEMMA OF CATS, BIRDS
Galveston County Daily News 11/12/06
GALVESTON – Jim Stevenson, president of the Galveston Ornithological Society, loves birds. Cats are another matter.
AGRICULTURAL MAINSTAY GETS A NEW, URBAN FACE
New York Times 11/16/06
More Future Farmers of America members now come from towns, suburbs, and cities than from rural regions.