ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, NOVEMBER 18 – 22
HARRIS COUNTY TOPS LIST OF PIPELINE SPILLS FROM RUST
Houston Chronicle 11/19/06
Corrosion has become the leading cause of hazardous-liquid pipeline accidents, causing a quarter of all reported spills in the past six years, and the shutdown earlier this year of one of the nation’s largest oil fields, a review by the Houston Chronicle and industry groups shows.
FIRE THAT TEMPORARILY SHUT SHIP CHANNEL EXTINGUISHED
Houston Chronicle 11/21/06
A fire that ignited at the Albermarle Corp. chemical plant near the Houston Ship Channel Tuesday night was extinguished by about 8:30 p.m. and the channel was reopened to traffic.
PORT COMMITS TO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES
Houston Business Journal 11/20/06
The Port of Houston Authority received recognition Monday from the US Environmental Protection Agency for renewing its commitment to implement environmentally beneficial practices that go beyond regulatory requirements.
PORTS STRIKE DEAL ON CONTAINER TERMINAL
LAWMAKERS SAY SLOW DOWN ON COAL PLANTS
Galveston County Daily News 11/21/06
The legislative session hasn’t started yet, but opposition is forming around plans to build a massive fleet of coal-fired power plants.
ELLIS PROPOSES BROAD SMOKING BAN
Houston Chronicle 11/21/06
AUSTIN – Smoking in bars, restaurants, and other public places would be banned under legislation a state senator is proposing. Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, announced Thursday that he will file the proposed “Texas Smoke-Free Workplace Law.” His bill would ban smoking in all public places and work sites.
TEXAS RESEARCHERS MAKE COTTON FOOD SOURCE BREAKTHROUGH
Houston Business Journal 11/21/06
A scientific method used to explore cancer and HIV cures has been successfully used by Texas researchers in the quest to develop food for the world’s hungry.
ALTERED COTTONSEED COULD FEED MILLIONS – SCIENTISTS
HIGH RISE CONDOS ALTERING LANDSCAPE
Houston Chronicle 11/20/06
Lisa Brinkley won’t move into the high-rise condominium going up on the shores of Clear Lake until next spring.
PERFECT WEATHER, BIG CROWD AT FARMERS MARKET
Galveston County Daily News 11/20/06
GALVESTON – All of the elements that produce a successful community event were present at Saengerfest Park, 23rd Street, and The Strand in downtown Galveston.
DEVELOPER DONATES TREES TO DOWNTOWN PARK
Houston Business Journal 11/21/06
Several mature oak trees that were going to be displaced by a new high-rise residential tower downtown are being donated to a city park by developer Marvy Finger of The Finger Cos.
A HOUSTON COMPANY LANDS A CONTRACT TO MOVE HUNDREDS OF TREES TO NEW YORK
Houston Chronicle 11/21/06
Come Sept 11, 2009, when the ribbon is cut on the World Trade Center Memorial in New York, the families of the victims, dignitaries, and officials will be standing under trees taken there by a Tomball company.
NEW BOOK IS A LANDMARK IN ORNITHOLOGY
Houston Chronicle 11/18/06
Ever since John James Audubon visited Galveston and Houston in 1837, birders have been taking notes -some sketchy and some systematic – on the bird life of the Upper Texas Coast.
PENGUINS THAT SURVIVED CRASH HATCH CHICK IN GALVESTON
Houston Chronicle 11//20/06
GALVESTON – A pair of penguins that survived a truck crash in East Texas have hatched a chick at the aquarium at Moody Gardens.
CITY APPROVES ‘CARBON TAX’ IN EFFORT TO REDUCE GAS EMISSIONS
New York Times 11/18/06
BOULDER, Colo., Nov 14 – Voters in this liberal college town have approved what environmentalists say may be the nation’s first “carbon tax,” intended to reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases.