ECONOTES 2012-09-10: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured

1. Power retailer’s entry sheds light on green gains (Houston Chronicle, 09/05/2012)
   Direct Energy’s New Leaf Energy offers customers power generated exclusively from renewable sources. This brand is the first to be certified by Green-e Energy, which verifies renewable standards for companies seeking its seal of approval.
   http://www.chron.com/
2. Protecting One of Houston’s Great Natural Resources (The Energy Corridor, 09/05/2012)
   The wooded riparian habitat of Buffalo Bayou is one of Houston’s greatest natural resources, and it needs protecting. Recently the Bayou Preservation Association partnered with the Boy Scouts of America’s local Troop 1919 to teach environmental stewardship along the bayou.
   http://www.energycorridor.org/
3. Wildfires Underscore the Need for Seed (Mose Buchele – StateImpact, 09/03/2012)
   A tree planting campaign recently started in Bastrop State Park, as 95 percent of its trees were destroyed by fire last year. The seedlings for this campaign have been stored by the Forest Service since 1992, and were almost thrown away weeks before the fire struck last year.
   http://stateimpact.npr.org/

EcoNotes

• 7 September
  • PUC Examines Power Generation Shortage In Texas (Laurie Johnson – KUHF News)
    http://app1.kuhf.org/
  • How Hurricane Isaac Stirred Up Oil From the BP Spill (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
    http://stateimpact.npr.org/
• 5 September
  • Power retailer’s entry sheds light on green gains (Houston Chronicle)
    http://www.chron.com/
  • Working Towards a Better Houston (PeterBrownHouston)
    http://peterbrownhouston.tumblr.com/
  • Coming Next Fall: Completion Of The Sylvan Beach Pavilion Restoration (Pat Hernandez – KUHF News)
    http://app1.kuhf.org/
  • New Terry Hershey Park Pedestrian and Bicycle Trail Under Construction (The Energy Corridor)
    http://www.energycorridor.org/
  • Energy Corridor Celebrates Commute Solutions Month (The Energy Corridor)
    http://www.energycorridor.org/
  • Protecting One of Houston’s Great Natural Resources (The Energy Corridor)
    http://www.energycorridor.org/
  • Energy Corridor to Introduce Car Share Program for Area Workers (The Energy Corridor)
    http://www.energycorridor.org/
  • Nominate Your Business, Customer or Supplier for a 2013 Star Award (The Energy Corridor)
    http://www.energycorridor.org/
  • Everything You Need to Know About West Nile in Texas (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
    http://stateimpact.npr.org/
• 4 September
  • Report: Overfishing has hurt the Gulf’s economy (Matthew Tresaugue – Beaumont Enterprise)
    http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/
  • Take Me Outdoors Houston set for Sept. 15 at Discovery Green (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
    http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/
• 3 September
  • Wildfires Underscore the Need for Seed (Mose Buchele – StateImpact)
    http://stateimpact.npr.org/
• 1 September
  • HPARD Creates New Art In Parks Webpage (Guidry News)
    http://guidrynews.com/
• 31 August
  • Texas Coal Plant Scales Back Operations (Kate Galbraith – The Texas Tribune)
    https://www.texastribune.org/
• 29 August
  • Solar Power Can Aid Strained Texas Grid, Officials Say (Kate Galbraith – The Texas Tribune)
    http://www.texastribune.org/
• 28 August
  • Campaign Launched to Restore Lost Pines Forest Destroyed in Bastrop Fire (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
    http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/