ECONOTES 2012-01-18: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region
Featured
- Half a Percent of Texas is No Longer in Drought (Terrence Henry – State Impact, 01/12/2012)
Recent rain has helped the drought situation in Texas. Although 25 percent of Texas is still in the most extreme stage of drought, the number has dropped from 32 percent last week and 86 percent in September. Houston even lifted the Stage 2 water restrictions after it received over six inches of rain in one day.
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Tiger Prawns Roar into the Gulf of Mexico (Mose Buchele – StateImpact, 01/06/2012)
The Asian Tiger Prawn, a non-native species from the Western Pacific Ocean, is overwhelming the Gulf of Mexico. Although the prawn are spreading at an alarming rate, the numbers are not yet extremely high off of the Texas coast. Researchers are now conducting genetic testing to figure out where the prawns came from. Leslie Hartman, the Matagorda Bay Ecosystem leader with Texas Parks and Wildlife, says that figuring out where the prawns came from is the first step in containing them.
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Texas General Land Office Marine Debris Summit (Lynda and Jim Guidry – Guidry News, 01/14/2012)
The 2012 Marine Debris Summit took place in Galveston on Friday. The conference covered the progress of the Adopt A Beach Program, which has helped to keep Texas beaches cleaner and has also encouraged participation across generations. One major summit topic was exploring solutions about trash left by people on the beach.
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EcoNotes
- 17 January
- New LED fixtures expected to save on power, replacement costs (Mark Fleming – The Baytown Sun)
http://baytownsun.com/ - Deepwater Drilling is Back on the Menu. But Where’s the Public? (Dave Fehling – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - H-GAC invites comments on Houston region growth plan (Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/ - 16 January
- HGAC Expands Program To Help Retire Older Trucks (Andrew Schneider – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/ - 14 January
- Thank Perry for greenhouse gas rank
http://www.mysanantonio.com/ - Texas General Land Office Marine Debris Summit (Lynda and Jim Guidry – Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/ - 13 January
- Boat Show Features Environmentally-Friendly Watercraft (Gail Delaughter – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/ - 12 January
- Half a Percent of Texas is No Longer in Drought (Terrence Henry – State Impact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - We’re No. 1: Texas leads states in global warming emissions (Texas Climate News)
http://texasclimatenews.org/ - Local Processor Says Oyster Season May Not Be Over (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/ - 11 January
- Texas leads U.S. in greenhouse gas emissions (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - Houston Lifts Water Restrictions (Laurie Johnson – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/ - Texas power use surges 5 percent (Emily Pickrell – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Donates $500,000 to Texas State Parks (Texas Parks & Wildlife News)
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/ - 10 January
- Valero will not appeal tax decision, to relief of cities and schools (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - Could water, power woes threaten state’s economy? (Laylan Copelin – The Statesman)
http://www.statesman.com/ - 6 January
- Tiger Prawns Roar into the Gulf of Mexico (Mose Buchele – StateImpact)
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